Population Chapter 8
At the end of class you should Be able to: Define what Population is. Understand why the population of the world has increased at a fluctuated and uneven rate.
Can you tell me anything about this figure? 7,208,019,207 Total World Population this morning at 07.40 a.m.
Population is… the amount of people living in an area e.g. Town or City.
Today… By 2011 the World Population reached 7 Billion. Every year the population increases (grows) by 83 Million or 1.6 Million every week. This was not always the case.
What is this saying to you?? 4/12/11 L O'Brien
Rapid Population Growth Over the past century World population growth has become more and more rapid. WHY? From 1750, world population began to grow steadily. WHY? In Early times the population Grew very slowly and even Fluctuated (Decreased as well as increased). WHY?
Fluctuation Fluctuation is when the population increases and decreases.
4/12/11 L O'Brien
In groups… Groups of 4 Why would some areas be more populated than others? Discuss…
How many people do you think live in these countries? China United States India Russia Japan
Homework From the countries we just looked at: China, U.S. India, Russia and Japan. Would you like to live one of these countries? Pick one. Think about how life would be different living in a country with a larger population. Think about the size of the country. You can use GOOGLE!!!!!!