Warm-up

• What is the size of your household

( number of people)?

• How many TV’s does your family own?

• How many cars does your family have?

• What is the level of education of your parents?

POPULATION GEOGRAPHY

World Population

• Early 1800s = 1 Billion

• 1999 = 6 Billion

• 2050 est. = 9

Billion

How do we analyze population?

Birthrate

• The number of live births per thousand population.

Fertility RateAverage number of children a women of childbearing years would have

Infant Mortality Rate• The number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand

live births.

Life Expectancy

• The average age of death, usually shown in Male/Female.

Literacy Rate

• Percent of people that can

read or write.

Per Capita GDP

• The average income of a person in a country.

Population Density

• The average number of people who live in a measurable area.

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Underdeveloped

What type of Country is this?

• Birthrate – 54 per 1000

• Literacy Rate – 26/10

• Life Exp – 45/46

• Per Capita GDP – $800

Underdeveloped

• The country of Niger

What about this country

• Infant Mortality - 4 of 1000

• Literacy Rate – 99/99

• Life Exp – 78/85

• Per Cap GDP – $28,000

Developed

• The country of Japan

What about this country?

• Literacy Rate – 86/87

• Life Exp – 67/75

• Per Cap GDP – $7,600

• Fertility Rate – 3.5 per female

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• Brazil