Chapter 2: Population
Where in the world do people live and why?
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Demography is the study of __________
Population density is the number of people in a country relative to the country’s __________
Arithmetic population density is what this number is called
No country has an __________ distributed population
Physiologic Population Density
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Physiological population density is defined as the # of people per unit area of __________ land
Arable means farmable
Population distribution
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People are not distributed __________ across the world
China and India are home to one third of the world’s population, but there are still places like
the __________ where next to no one lives.
Population distributions are __________ of locations of Earth where people live at varying scales
Populations are often represented on __________ maps, one dot = however many people
World population distribution and density
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Since the beginning of history, __________ have been spread out all over the world
People gathered in areas where they could grow __________
Cities began in __________ areas
Advances of __________ and __________ have changed this pattern
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East Asia
This is the place with the largest dense population
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South Asia
This is the place with the second largest dense population
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Europe
This is the place with the third largest dense population
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North America
__________ describes what the band from DC to Boston is – an agglomeration of people
Chapter 2: Population
Why do populations rise or fall in particular places?
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In the __________’s Paul Erlich published a book that frightened everyone
His concepts were based off of Thomas __________’ theories from the 1800’s
Malthus basically said that the world population was growing __________, while the world food
production was only growing __________
Malthus was not entirely correct, he did not predict the use of __________, improved strains of
__________, and __________
Population growth at World, Regional, National, and Local scales
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Demographers use different formulas and techniques depending on what scenario they are
evaluating
They use many formulas, but the most shocking is the doubling time, it really shows how fast
things can add up!
This also helps to show when population__________ occur
Population growth at regional and national scales
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This basically shows how more developed countries have lower growth rates than less
developed countries
Population growth at the local scale
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This section shows how growth rates can differ within countries
The demographic transition
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The high growth rates in __________ countries is not permanent
These countries are just going through what more developed countries went through 300 years
ago; they are a little behind due to the slowing effects of colonization
Rate of natural __________ is the number of births – the number of deaths
Crude birth rate is the number of __________ per 1000 people
Crude death rate is the number of __________ per 1000 people
The slowdown of the population growth in MDCs is called the Demographic __________
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This is how it works:
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Stage 1 is low growth, roughly 18th century
Stage 2 is increasing growth, 19th century
Stage 3 is population explosion, 20th century
Stage 4 is decreasing growth, 21st century
Stage 5 is declining population, in the future
Why does population composition matter?
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Population composition is the percentages of an area that are men, women, and age
Population __________ represent this data
A Christmas tree-like shaped pyramid means __________ population growth
A more rectangular shaped population pyramid represents a __________ growing population
Declining total __________ rates are common in wealthier countries
How does the geography of health influence population dynamics?
Infant mortality
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Infant mortality rate is how many infants die per __________
Children and infants are very susceptible to diseases, so the country whose children get the least
sick or die have the highest health standards
How do governments affect population change?
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Communist governments used to lead __________ population policies
Some govts lead __________ population policies
The majority of today’s govts lead __________ population policies, an example being China’s
__________ policy