Population

Unit 6 Vocabulary

1. Population Density

2. Birth Rate

3. Death Rate

4. Natural Increase

5. Culture Hearth

6. Urbanization

7. Overpopulation

8. Industrialization

9. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

10.Natural Resources Immigration

11.Emigration

12.Migration

13.Refugee

14.Displaced Person

Culture Hearths

• 1st and oldest civilizations• Emergence:

– Near fresh water and the coast; access to water for living and also trade/expansion

• Irrigation system

– Farming settlements = CROP SURPLUS (EXTRA!)– Mild climates

• Ideas and practices spread to surrounding area• VERY influential

Culture Hearths Map

Middle America

Incan Ivory Coast

Nile River

Mesopotamia Indus River

Valley

Yellow

Mekong River

What Influences Settlement?

Megacities: Major Cities of the World

• Settlement still mirrors ancient culture hearths

• Most culture hearth peoples have died out due to outside intrusion and takeover

Shanghai, China

Population, 13,972,300

What Makes A Megacity?• Urban areas with 10 million or more in

population • Today there are 11 cities with 15 million or more

people • More than ½ the world’s population lives in cities

Mexico, City

Population, 21,503,000

Major Cities Map

Rio de Janeiro

Sao Paulo

Buenos Aires

Los Angels

Mexico City

New York City Cairo

Johannesburg

Sydney

Jakarta

Mumbai

Delhi

Calcutta

Seoul Tokyo

Hong Kong

Manila

TehranLondon

Paris

Moscow

Rhine-Ruhr

Shanghai

Osaka

Beijing

Overcrowding

• Too many people in one area, but they can move to another location to get space.– Example: Traffic congestion

• Fix It?– More housing– Bigger transportation systems – Move jobs

Pop Quiz…1. What was the world population in 2009?2. By how many people does the world grow each year?3. If the world’s population continues at its current rate of

growth, approximately how long will it take to double?4. True or false. There is a population explosion in the

world today. 5. Name one major cause of the population explosion. 6. What was the population of the US in 2009?7. True or false. Now that the US has reached the fertility

rate of 2.0 children per family, all US population growth is due to immigration.

8. The US, which makes up less than 5% of the world population, consumes approximately how much of the world’s energy?

And Now For the Answers…1. 6.8 billion2. 78 million3. 58 years4. False5. Many: lower infant

mortality, medicine, longer life expectancy, improved sanitation

6. 307 million 7. False8. 22%

From National Geographic

Overpopulation

• Too many people! – “Too many

individuals in an isolated (one) area

– Use more resources than are naturally or easily available

Problems Related To/Caused By Overpopulation

Developed

VS

DevelopingWoman collects water in Nigeria, Africa

Water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois

Developed Country • Economy/Jobs• Government• Safety regulations

– Environment – Housing

• • • •

Developing Country • In transition to becoming developed…can

be anywhere along the way…• Rapid population growth• Safety issues• Unsanitary conditions• Medical needs not met• • • •

Where the World Stands…