How do the people affect their country?

Will we ever reach a point where the Earth can no longer support its population?

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Will we ever reach a point where the Earth can no longer support its population?

 Population Density = average number of people/ unit of land ◦ People/ square mile  Carrying Capacity = # of organisms land can support

 Birth Rate= Live Births / 1,000  Fertility rate ◦ average number of children/ woman ◦ Worldwide average= 3.0 ◦ US= 2.06

 Mortality (________) Rate= # of deaths/ 1,000  Infant Mortality Rate ◦ Deaths of children under 1 yr old/1,000  Rate of Natural Increase ◦ = birth rate - mortality rate

 United States: ◦ Birth Rate= per 1,000 ◦ Death Rate= 8.39 per 1,000 ◦ What is our Rate of Natural Increase? What does this mean for us? ◦ e=active e=active

 PushPull

1. In what way does population help determine the “status” of a country or location? 2. Can we make inferences from these statistics? If so, How?