AP Human GeographyAP Human GeographyThursday, 10-02-08

1. You need a textbook (use your textbook if you have it on campus).

2. Set up page 42 for class-work today.• “Key Issue #1 ~ Where is the World’s

Population Distributed?”

Read the case study on page 46 “Population Growth in India”.

• On page 42 in notebook , please answer On page 42 in notebook , please answer the following...the following...

1. Why does the Indian government hope that this year’s children will have fewer children than their parents?

2. Why do rural Indian families have large numbers of children?

3. How has India been able to increase their national wealth, and how is this impacting their growing population?

Read the case study on page 46 “Population Growth in India”.

Answers:• India’s population is growing by 18 million annually

which will exceed 3 billion in a hundred years. • Children are an economic asset because they help

perform chores on the farm and are expected to provide for their parents in their old age. 1/15 infants die before year 1, so they have lots of children.

• India has increased national wealth by diffusing modern agricultural practices, building new industry, and developing natural resources. This new wealth is helping the expanding population with food, housing, and other basic services for the people. However, it may not be enough for the future.

DemographyDemography is important for 3 reasons:

1. 6.5 billion people alive on this planet right now.

World Clock

2. World’s population increased at a faster rate between 1950-2000 than ever before.

3. All global population growth is in less developed countries (LDCs).

OverpopulationOverpopulation

• Problems when ratio of people in one area exceeds the availability of resources.

• What is the resource in this picture?

Population ConcentrationsPopulation Concentrations

• Look at the maps on page 48 in the textbook.

This is a cartogram (A presentation of statistical data in geographical distribution on a map). It is deliberately distorted. What are the 2 largest countries by population?

• What is the climate of the most populated areas?

• Humid low-latitude; warm mid-latitude; undiferentiated highlands

Population ConcentrationsPopulation Concentrations

• 2/3 of the world’s peoples are in 4 regions• East Asia• South Asia• Southeast Asia• Western Europe

• Global patterns are influenced by these regions. • Global stock markets; technology made in Japan

and China; most of our imports from China; U.S. transnational corps located in India.

Population ConcentrationsPopulation Concentrations

• Similarities between the 4 regions:• Live near an ocean or river• Occupy low-lying areas with fertile soil and

temperate climate• In Northern Hemisphere between 10 and

55 degrees north latitude with the exception of part of SE Asia.

Classwork: P49 in textbookFind major differences in the 4 major population regions

• East AsiaEast Asia

• Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia

• South AsiaSouth Asia

• EuropeEurope

East Asia: East Asia: Eastern China, islands of Japan, Eastern China, islands of Japan, Korean peninsula, island of TaiwanKorean peninsula, island of Taiwan

• 1/5 of world’s people• China, world’s most populated country

• 3rd largest country in land, but interior is sparsely populated. Why?

• 20 urban areas• 2/3 of people live in rural areas (farmers)

• Japan and South Korea• 1/3 of population in 3 metropolitan areas• 3/4s of population live in urban areas (industrial or

service jobs)

South Asia: South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, island of Sri Lanka. island of Sri Lanka.

• India, world’s 2nd most populated country• 3/4th of the South Asia population

• Highest concentration of people in this region: • 900 mile corridor from Lahore, Pakistan through

India and Bangladesh to Bay of Bengal • Along India’s two coastlines: Arabian Sea and

Bay of Bengal• Most are rural (farmers)

• Only 1/4th live in urban areas

Southeast Asia: Southeast Asia: Islands in Pacific and Islands in Pacific and Indian Oceans Indian Oceans

• 4th largest region• ½ billion people• Largest number on island of Java• Indonesia (4th largest country which

includes 13,677 islands) • Philippines has high population areas• Several river valley areas known as

Indochina. (Vietnam)

Europe: Europe: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and European portion of Russia and European portion of Russia

• 3rd largest region• 1/9th of world’s people• 4 dozen countries ranging in size from Monaco (1

square kilometer, .7 s/miles) to Russia (world’s largest country in land area when Asia parts added in).

• ¾ of people live in cities (less than 20% farmers). • Dense network of transportation systems• Europeans do not grow enough food for

themselves• Have to import• Search for resources was reason for European

colonization during 1400-1900s. • Those resource become manufactured products.

End of Class Oral REVIEW ~End of Class Oral REVIEW ~

1. What do demographers study?• Distribution of people by age, gender,

occupation, fertility, health, etc.

2. What problem exists from overpopulation?

• Ratio of people in given area is more than the available resources

3. What is a cartogram?• Map which depicts size of countries according to

population and not land

4. Where do most of the world’s people live?

• East Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Europe