UNIT 3
Earth’s Human Geography /Growing, Distribution, Composition and Migration of population /Economic areas and uneven society
Through this unit you will study:
ü Where people lives
ü The composition of population by age or sex
ü The cause and effects of growing population.
ü Population, Distribution, Density and Growth.
ü The different reasons for migration movements.
ü Social and political effects of migration in Mexico
ü The concentration of the population: cities and country side
ü Human risk and vulnerability to natural hazards.
Objectives
By the end of this unit, you will:
ü Describe the factors that cause large populations in some parts of the world and limit populations in other parts
ü Explain how population density is measured
ü Summarize how the geography of a country helps determine the size of its population.
ü Comprehend migration and its social, cultural and economical effects
ü Summarize the importance of the remittances in Mexico
ü Identify the risk and vulnerability of population.
