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UNIT 12 WORLD POPULATION

EXERCISES

1. How do you know if Albacete's population has increased or decreased in the last years?

2. Graph the following data table and answer the questions:

a) How was the growth of world population until 1750?

b) Why do you think the growth rate was so slow?

c) When did the biggest population growth happen?

3. Look at the map on page 121 and answer the next questions:

a) What are the countries with the highest birth and fertility rates?

b) Why?

4. Using an Atlas and the map on page 121, indicate how are the birth rates in

these countries: EEUU, India, Uruguay, Italy, South Korea, Egypt, Nigeria andNorway.

5. Calculate the mortality rate (MR) in Asia, using the data below:

- Total population: 3.954.997.811

- Number of deaths in a year: 27.766.860

a)What do you think? Is it high, medium or low?

6. Africa's mortality rate (MR) is around 13,6 . How is it? Is it high, medium or low?

7. Which countries have a high mortality rate? Why do you think that is the case?

8. Watch the following data base and then answer the questions:

a) Which countries are developed? Which countries are

developing?

b) Why developed countries have a higher life expectancy?

9. Calculate the natural growth rate in Australia, using the following datas:

Birth rate: 16,4%

Death rate: 7,3%

a) How is this growth? Is it high, medium or low?

10. Calculate the birth rate, death rate and the natural growth rate of the following countries:

a) Indicate if the results are high, medium or low.

b) Indicate if these countries are developed or

devolping. Why?

YEAR

1 300

1000 310

1500 500

1750 790

1800 980

1850 1260

1900 1650

1950 2556

1980 4447

2000 6071

2006 6525

2020 7603

2050 9401

INHABITANTS(MILLIONS)

* Census Bureau, International DataBase, 2007

COUNTRY Life expectancy Infant mortality

Japan 82

Ethiopia 49

Bolivia 65,8

Netherlands 79

2,8 93,6 51,8

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COUNTRY TOTAL POPULATION BIRTHS DEATHS

Morrocco 33.241.259 730.643 185.486

Brazil 188.078.227 3.114.575 1.160.443

Thailand 64.631.595 896.440 455.006

France 63.328.504 829.603 530.060


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11. Many Spanish people left their homes in the 50's and the 60's. Ask your family for people who left their

homes and then write in your notebook where they went (other countries or another places in Spain), why

they left their homes and advantages and disadvantages that they found.

12. Why many people leave their countries to live in another one?

13. The U.N. Estimates that in 2050 there will be 9.401 million people, around 8.168 million people will live in

developing countries and 1.233 million of inhabitants will be in developed countries. What percentage of

inhabitants will live in developing countries? What percentage of inhabitants will live in developed

countries?

14. Analyze the next data table and answer the questions:

a) Calculate the natural growth using the next formula:

NGR= Birth rate (BR) Death rate (DR)

Then you have to pass the into %:

the result x 100X=-------------------------------- = NGR

1000

b) Why do some European countries have a negative growth?

15. Graph the following data table and answer the questions:

a) How many inhabitants were there in Spain in 1900? And in 2007?

b) What was the year with the most growth?

16. Explain if the next sentences are true or false:

a) Developed countries have a high birth rate.

b) Aging is one of the most important problems in developing countries.

c) More than 50% of inhabitants in developed countries are under 14 years

old.

d) Some regions of Europe are densely populated areas.

e) Almost 80% of world population lives in developing countries.

f) The main characteristic of Spanish demography is aging population.

g) The natural growth of Spanish population is high.

17. Complete the next table in your notebook:

COUNTRY BIRTH RATE DEATH BIRTH

GERMANYFRANCE

LITHUANIA

PORTUGAL

CHESC REP.

8,2 10,6 13,1 8,4

8,8 11

10,7 9,9

9 10,6

SPANISH POPULATION'S EVOLUTION

1900 18.616.630

1910 19.990.669

1920 21.388.551

1930 23.677.095

1940 26.014.278

1950 28.117.873

1960 30.582.936

1970 33.956.047

1981 37.742.561

1991 39.433.942

2000 40.499.791

2007 45.200.737

2025* 49.974.892

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

BR

DR

NGR

EXAMPLE

MIGRATORY

MOVEMENTS

Spain


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18. Calculate the birth rate, death rate and natural growth using the following data:

a) Which autonomous community has the highest birth rate?

And the lowest?

b) Which autonomous community has the highest death rate?

And the lowest?

c) Which autonomous communities have a negative natural

growth? Why?

d) How is Asturias' natural growth? Is it higher o lower than

Madrid's natural growth?

19. Answer the next questions:

What is density of population in Spain?

Is the population density similar in every autonomous community?

20. The next map contain information about natural growth rate. Answer the next questions:

a) What are the regions with the highest natural growth rate?

b) Are these regions developed countries or underdeveloped?

c) How are the birth and death rates in all these regions with a high natural growth?

d) What do you think about the natural growth in Spain? Why?

POPULATION BIRTHS DEATHS

MADRID 6.008.183 71.740 40.450

MURCIA 1.370.306 18.144 9.797

ARAGON 1.277.471 12.326 12.964

ASTURIAS 1.076.896 7.699 12.318

BALEARIC ISLANDS 1.001.062 11.661 7.812

EXTREMADURA 1.086.373 10.271 10.108

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