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Chapter 9-1 The Human Population
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Warm-up Industrial and scientific revolution: Mostly due to increases in:
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Studying Human Populations
Demography: The historical size and makeup of the populations of countries to make comparisons and predictions. Economics and social structure properties that affect population growth
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Studying Human Populations
Developed vs. Developing countries
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Studying Human Populations
Developed countries:
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Studying Human Populations
Developing countries:
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Age structure Age structure:
High growth rate = more young people than older people. Slow growth rate/no growth = even distribution of ages in the population.
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Population pyramids Age structure can be graphed in a population pyramid (Double sided bar graph) Typical age structures for countries that have different rates of growth:
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survivorship Survivorship:
Study a group of people born at the same time and note when each member of the group dies.
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survivorship
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survivorship Type I: Type II:. Type III:
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Fertility rates Total Fertility rate (TRF): Replacement Level Fertility Rate (RLFR):
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Fertility rates in the us over time
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migration Migration: immigration and emigration.
Populations of many developed countries might be decreasing if not for immigration.
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migration Migration between and within countries is a significant part of population change
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Declining death rates Earth’s human population explosion has happened because death rates have declined more rapidly than birth rates.
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Declining death rates
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Life expectancy Life expectancy:
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Life expectancy
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The demographic transition
Observed in the history of more-developed countries. Industrial development causes economic and social progress that then affects population growth rates
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Stages of The demographic transition
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Stages of demographic transition
Stage 1 (Preindustrial) Stage 2 (Transitional)
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Stages of demographic transition
Stage 3 (Industrial) Postindustrial (Stage IV)
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Stages of The demographic transition
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Factors related to a decline in birth rate:
Women and fertility Factors related to a decline in birth rate: increasing education and economic independence for women. lower death rate of Stage II is usually the result of increased levels of education. Educated women have fewer children Family planning techniques
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