Development and Population Pyramids World Geography Human Geography Unit

For today, 09/25 Pick up the handout Get out your Population Pyramid handout from yesterday’s class Chapter 4 Quiz is 10/08

CIA World Factbook (1.) Choose a country from the drop-down menu (2.) Use the “People and Society” tab to find information about the Human Characteristics (3.) Use the “Economy” tab to find information about the Economic Characteristics

Development and Population Pyramids Choose your three countries from this site: http://goo.gl/yCtG1 Find your data from the CIA World Factbook

Stage 2: Rapid Growth DR drops drastically BR remains same as Stage 1 (high) Population explosion Highest NIR of all stages Many countries entered this stage as a result of the Industrial Revolution after 1750. Today: many African countries in this stage: unavailability of healthcare, role of children

Stage 3: Moderate Growth BR begins to drop sharply DR still falls, but slower than in Stage 2 Europe and N. America entered this stage first half of 20th century. Most Asian and Latin American countries entered this stage recently: healthcare and contraceptives more widespread, women in workforce

Stage 4: Little/No Growth BR and DR are virtually equal NIR is zero Zero population growth Social customs mark a country’s entrance into this stage: women’s economic/political role, access to wider variety of birth control, entertainment and recreation

Stage 5: Negative Growth DR is consistently higher than BR Population is getting older and smaller Majority of population is beyond their child-bearing years.

The Correlations Big, broad base = growing fast LDCs (stages 2 and 3*) Africa, Latin America Rectangular = slow growth MDCs (stages 3* and 4) North America, N and W Europe Bowed out = negative growth MDCs Japan, Russia, Germany

Real life examples… France GNI PPP per capita: $32,130 Life expectancy: 81 years % of women 15-49 using contraceptives: 75 India GNI PPP per capita: $3,800 Life expectancy: 64 years % of women 15-49 using contraceptives: 56