Unit 2: APHUG Population and Migration

The study of population characteristics.

• Population

• Demography

• Density

• Migration

(a)   is the number of persons per unit of land area.

It measures the total number of people and divides them between the total amount of farmable land.

• Agricultural density

• Population density

• Physiologic density

• Arithmetic density

It measures the number of farmers per unit area of farmland.

• Agricultural density

• Population density

• Physiologic density

• Arithmetic density

Measures the total number of people in any given area as compared to one square unit of land.

• Agricultural density

• Population density

• Physiologic density

• Arithmetic density

This refers to the maximum number of people who can be realistically sustained by the geography of that area.

• Population density

• Carrying capacity

• Population distribution

• Carrying sustainability

Refers to the way people are spaced over the earth's surface.

• Carrying capacity

• Population distribution

• Population density

• Population size

Too hot, too cold, arid, or wet.

• Extreme climate

• Extreme relief

• Extreme remoteness

• Infertile land

Too high or too steep.

• Extreme climate

• Extreme relief

• Extreme remoteness

• Infertile land

Unproductive land supports fewer farmers.

• Extreme climate

• Extreme relief

• Extreme remoteness

• Infertile land