Population - Ms. Preissler

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Population
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Population

• Two-thirds of the worlds population is clustered
  in the following regions
• Europe
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia

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Overpopulation

• Having too many people compared to the amount of
  available resources

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Bell work

• Name as many superstitions as you can.
• Do you believe in any of them?
• Do you have your own superstitions?

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Why is population growth the highest in the
poorest countries?Economic Reasons?Cultural
Reasons?
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• Chinas One Child Act
• Good thing? Bad thing?
• Should China be able to put a limit?
• What are the future implications?

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Arithmetic Density

• The total number of people divided by the total
  land area.

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Why does India and the United Kingdom have the
same arithmetic density?
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Population Pyramids
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Population Pyramids

• We use population pyramids to analyze growth (or
  decline) of fertility, mortality, and migration
  in cities
• Sex Ratio The number of males per hundred
  females in the population.

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Population Pyramids

• Dependency Ratio The people in a society that
  are either too young or too old to work.

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Population Pyramid Stages

• 4 Stages of Population
• Stage 1 Low Growth
• No counties in Stage 1
• Stage 2 High Growth
• Stage 3 Moderate Growth
• Stage 4 Low Growth

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China 1,349,585,838 people
India 1,220,800,359 Indonesia 251,160,124
total of 3,637,830,357, or roughly 51.4 percent
of the global population.
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Population Pyramid Stages

• 4 Stages of Population
• Stage 1 Low Growth
• No counties in Stage 1
• Stage 2 High Growth
• Stage 3 Moderate Growth
• Stage 4 Low Growth

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Stage 2 High Growth
X-Mas Tree

• Less Developed Country
• Falling Death Rates, High Birth Rates
• Large Increase in Population, Short Life
  Expectancy

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Stage 3 Moderate Growth
The Box

• A Developing Country
• Falling Birth Rate, Falling Death Rate
• Stable Population Growth, Long life expectancy

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Stage 4 Low Growth
The Cup

• Developed Country
• Low Birth Rates, Low Death Rates
• Stable Population, Long Life Expectancy

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1. What trends do you notice? Are there any patterns
   of irregularity? Explain.
2. What conclusions can we make about this country
   based its population pyramid?
3. What advantages/disadvantages might this country
   face based on its demographics?

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1. What trends do you notice? Are there any patterns
   of irregularity? Explain.
2. What conclusions can we make about this country
   based its population pyramid?
3. What advantages/disadvantages might this country
   face based on its demographics?

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Hint?
What type of city might this be and which regions
of the United States might you find similar
pyramids in?
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Hint 1
Hint 2
What type of city might this be and which regions
of the United States might you find similar
pyramids in?
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Need a hint?
Any guesses as to which U.S. city this might be
or what might be in the city to shape the pyramid
this way?