Human geography
this entry includes skills, concepts and content for AP Human Geography
Human geography
- = deeper understanding of human use of space, distance, localities and other interactions with the earth
- includes:
- resources
- land use, including mining, farming, etc.
- population
- language
- economies
- urbanization
- connections & intersections
Demography/ demographics[edit | edit source]
- = study of human organizations and sub-categories for classification
- including, age, employment, economics, ethnicity, location, race, religion, sex, social class, etc.
Demographic transition[edit | edit source]
Five stages of demographic transition[edit | edit source]
- theory of shifts in populations from high to low birth/death rates
- driven by industrialization, globalism, and mechanized argriculture
- these shifts happen in different places at different times
- demographic analysis can be empowered by these categories
Stage 1[edit | edit source]
Stage 2[edit | edit source]
Stage 3[edit | edit source]
Stage 4[edit | edit source]
Stage 5[edit | edit source]
key terms[edit | edit source]
agriculture[edit | edit source]
- food supply
- soil management
- irrigation
- crop yields
- seeds/ seed technology
- genetic manipulation
- mechanized agriculture
population[edit | edit source]
- birth/death rate
- fertility rate
- mortality rate
- fertility factors
- contraception
- population momentum
- baby boom
- urbanization
health conditions[edit | edit source]
- hygiene
- vaccinations
- public health
- sewers/ sewage treatment
- disease
- health care
age[edit | edit source]
- age stratification
- dependency ratio
- working age population
- dependent window
- demographic dividend
- demographic trap