1. August 29
Chapter 2
Cannon

2. Please turn in Chapter 2, Key Issue 3
Bellwork 8/27-28
Please turn in Chapter 2, Key Issue 3
Why would a family choose to have 1 or 0 kids?
Please, write in complete sentences.

3. Homework: Chapter 2, Key Issue 4 (8/31) and Map (8/31)
Agenda:
Notes: Population Structure
Population Pyramid Activity
Test Corrections Due
Homework: Chapter 2, Key Issue 4 (8/31) and Map (8/31)

4. You will be able to create a population pyramid.
Objective:
You will be able to create a population pyramid.

5. Where was the first dinosaur skeleton found? NEW JERSERY!
Fun Fact:
Where was the first dinosaur skeleton found?
NEW JERSERY!

6. I. Population Structure

7. A. Vocab
Population Pyramid: A bar graph to show population structure by comparing pop. age & sex
Cohort: population group unified by the same time constraints
CLASS OF 2020

8. POPULATION PYRAMID VIDEO

9. b. Dependency Ratio: # of people who are too young/old to work compared to people who can work c. Life Expectancy: the average length of life

11. 2. 3 Types of Pyramid

13. Why would a population pyramid be useful for human geographers?
Discuss
Why would a population pyramid be useful for human geographers?

14. 3. Sex ratio: # of males per 100 females in a population

15. 4. Baby Boom: a sudden increase in birth rates for a generation

17. B. Malthus & Overpopulation
Thomas Malthus
British, lived in 19th century
SAID: Earth’s population is growing faster than its food supply
Overpopulation: there are more people than the environment can support

18. Malthus’s Theory

20. 2. Neo Malthusians
Some people still believe this!
1968: Paul Ehrlich

21. Population Growth 3. Critics Resource Depletion
Our resources are expanding
Population Growth
More population isn’t necessarily bad
More people = more innovations

22. Discuss What do you think? Do you agree with Malthus?
Is our growing population ultimately going to doom us or save us?

23. Ticket out the door Define population pyramid.
Discuss the different challenges a country might face based on the shape of their population pyramid.

24. Population Pyramid Activity