AP human geography unit 2: Population and migration patterns and processes

Everything you need to remember

Overpopulation

When people exceed the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.

Ex: If a country is overpopulated, it can cause a lack of resources needed for survival.

Census

An important data source for population geography.

Important for planning and services

helps understand demographics because it provides essential data on race and sex to understand a community

Non - participation

A census may be inaccurate due to this because homeless or people living in a country illegally will not be included in the data.

Sampling

Identifies detailed characteristics of people and is useful for an accurate count.

Ecumene

A portion of Earth’s surface where people are forever settled. Such as New York because it is densely populated.