Geography: Human-Environment Interaction and Migration
Geography accounts for ~15% of Social Studies questions.
1. Human-Environment Interaction
How humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment (e.g., dam construction for hydroelectric power, irrigation systems in arid climates, deforestation).
2. Push vs. Pull Migration Factors
- Push Factors (reasons to leave): War, political persecution, famine, poverty, environmental disasters.
- Pull Factors (reasons to move to a new area): Job opportunities, political freedom, safety, fertile land, family reunification.
3. Interpreting Geographic Tools
The test uses political maps, topographic maps, population pyramids, and climate graphs to test spatial analysis and causal reasoning.