1. Ch. 2 Key Issue #2 Where Has the World’s Population Increased? Natural Increase (NIR) – (CBR – CDR = NIR)

2. The History of GLOBAL Population Growth Population Explosion “The People Bomb” Population Explosion “The People Bomb” 1.1800 - 1 billion 2.1950 – 2 billion 3. Today - 7 billion 4. Population tripled in 50 years 5. Adding 1 billion people every 12 years 6. Doubling Time? 1965 – 35 yrs. 2000 – 47 yrs. 2014 – 54 yrs.

3. 1.What is the approximate annual rate of natural increase for the global population? 7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast? 7 Billion and Counting 7 Billion People: Everybody Relax Global Population Growth Rate

4. Where are most of the countries with the highest rates of natural increase? The lowest? The People Paradox: Countries are moving in dramatically opposite directions…

5. Dependency Ratio

6. Why are birth and death rates referred to as “crude”? Where would countries with the lowest crude birth rates be found? The highest? If a country’s crude birth rate is declining its __________________ is increasing? What is the world’s current doubling time? Crude Birth Rates

7. “The Rule of 70”

8. What is considered to be the replacement level for total fertility rates? What does that mean? Where would one find the highest total fertility rates? The lowest? Why? Why doesn’t population growth immediately stop when replacement level (2.1) is achieved?

9. Where are the countries with the highest infant mortality rates? How does this affect those countries? In what areas have the greatest decreases in infant mortality rates occurred? What are some common characteristics of places with low infant mortality rates?

10. Where are the lowest life expectancy rates found? What do countries with high life expectancy have in common?

11. What factors would cause countries to have the lowest crude death rates? Why do so many African countries, despite the youthfulness of their populations, have such high death rates?

12. What is the single greatest health disparity between developed and developing countries?