1. Bell Ringer 9/30
What is culture?
List some examples of culture traits

2. Projects from yesterday
Research a different culture.
Compare and contrast 4 issues between that culture and ours.
Examples:
Music
Holidays
Ceremonies
Language
Sports
Religion
Clothing
Food
Write one way that culture can change and give an example.

3. Geography Chapter 4 Section2
Population

4. Objective
Demonstrate a knowledge of what can impact and influence population

5. Population Geographers look at 3 issues: Population density
How many people live in an area
Why people live where they do
How populations change
Population density
A measure of the number of people living in an area
Per square mile
Per square kilometer
Japan- 873 per square mile
Australia- 7 per square mile

6. Nebraska vs. New Jersey Pop. Density
Population/Land= Population Density
Nebraska
Land- 77, 354 sq. mi.
Population- 1,868,516
Density- 24/sq. mi.
New Jersey
Land- 8,722 sq. mi.
Population- 8,899,339
Density-1,210/sq. mi.

8. What does population effect?
Price of land
Crowded roads
Taller buildings
Influenced by:
Land
Resources
Climate

9. Population Change Effects: Geographers look at 3 items:
Housing, jobs, hospitals, schools, food
Geographers look at 3 items:
Birthrate
Annual births per 1,000 people
Death rate
Annual deaths per 1,000 people
Rate of natural increase
______
______

11. Some countries populations grow slowly or shrink
Mali is growing with natural increase of 3%
On pace to double in 23 years
Can pose problems in the future with jobs, education, medical care

12. Migration and Trends Migration can change population
One place loses population while another place gains
Issues that cause migration
War
Jobs
Disease
Poverty

13. Trends Earth’s population has taken off in last 200 years
2,000 years ago- 300 million
billion
billion
Industrialized areas slowing
Less industrialized areas growing

14. On your Chrome Book Look up an article about one of the two topics
Option 1:
Find an article about why people live where they do
Option 2:
Find an article about why people migrate
Read the article and write down three main ideas from the article (10 minutes)
Discuss these findings with a partner (3-5 minutes)

15. Independent Practice Grab a book Turn to page 90
Answer questions 1 and 2
Use complete sentences
Failure to do so may result in lost points