1. Development and Population Pyramids
World Geography
Human Geography Unit

2. For today, 09/25 Pick up the handout
Get out your Population Pyramid handout from yesterday’s class
Chapter 4 Quiz is 10/08

3. CIA World Factbook
(1.) Choose a country from the drop-down menu (2.) Use the “People and Society” tab to find information about the Human Characteristics (3.) Use the “Economy” tab to find information about the Economic Characteristics

4. Development and Population Pyramids
Choose your three countries from this site:
Find your data from the CIA World Factbook

5. Stage 2: Rapid Growth DR drops drastically
BR remains same as Stage 1 (high)
Population explosion
Highest NIR of all stages
Many countries entered this stage as a result of the Industrial Revolution after 1750.
Today: many African countries in this stage: unavailability of healthcare, role of children

6. Stage 3: Moderate Growth
BR begins to drop sharply
DR still falls, but slower than in Stage 2
Europe and N. America entered this stage first half of 20th century.
Most Asian and Latin American countries entered this stage recently: healthcare and contraceptives more widespread, women in workforce

7. Stage 4: Little/No Growth
BR and DR are virtually equal
NIR is zero
Zero population growth
Social customs mark a country’s entrance into this stage: women’s economic/political role, access to wider variety of birth control, entertainment and recreation

8. Stage 5: Negative Growth
DR is consistently higher than BR
Population is getting older and smaller
Majority of population is beyond their child-bearing years.

9. The Correlations Big, broad base = growing fast
LDCs (stages 2 and 3*)
Africa, Latin America
Rectangular = slow growth
MDCs (stages 3* and 4)
North America, N and W Europe
Bowed out = negative growth
MDCs
Japan, Russia, Germany

10. Real life examples… France GNI PPP per capita: $32,130
Life expectancy: 81 years
% of women using contraceptives: 75
India
GNI PPP per capita: $3,800
Life expectancy: 64 years
% of women using contraceptives: 56