World Populations
Population Growth Statistics: In the past 200 years, the world’s population has increased so rapidly – 1 billion people lived on Earth and today the population is more than 6 billion! What do you think is the reason for this growth? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Population Growth Cont. Reasons for population growth: The death rate has decreased High birth rates in Asia, Africa, and Latin America Definitions: Death Rate: the number of deaths per year for every 1000 people. Birth Rate: the number of children born each year for every 1000 people.
Graphing Skills Page 73 Answer Questions 1-2__________________________________________________________ Please write your OWN question below!__________________________________________________________ Answer: __________________________________________________________
Challenges of Population Growth More food is needed Shortages of water and housing More services like hospitals and schools
Population Movement Internal Migration Urbanization International Migration Emigrate Immigrate
Reasons People Move Push Factors: Pull Factors
Impact of Migration __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________