1. Population
Chapter 8

2. At the end of class you should
Be able to:
Define what Population is.
Understand why the population of the world has increased at a fluctuated and uneven rate.

3. Can you tell me anything about this figure?
7,208,019,207
Total World Population
this morning at a.m.

4. Population is…
the amount of people living in an area e.g. Town or City.

5. Today… By 2011 the World Population reached 7 Billion.
Every year the population increases (grows) by 83 Million or 1.6 Million every week.
This was not always the case.

6. What is this saying to you??
4/12/11
L O'Brien

7. Rapid Population Growth
Over the past century
World population growth
has become more and more
rapid. WHY?
From 1750, world population
began to grow steadily. WHY?
In Early times the population
Grew very slowly and even
Fluctuated (Decreased as well
as increased). WHY?

8. Fluctuation
Fluctuation is when the population increases and decreases.

9. 4/12/11
L O'Brien

10. In groups…
Groups of 4
Why would some areas be more populated than others? Discuss…

11. How many people do you think live in these countries?
China
United States
India
Russia
Japan

12. Homework From the countries we just looked at:
China, U.S. India, Russia and Japan.
Would you like to live one of these countries? Pick one.
Think about how life would be different living in a country with a larger population.
Think about the size of the country.
You can use GOOGLE!!!!!!