1. North/South
Oct. 18, 2007

2. World Population
Approximately
6,625,290,259
As of Oct. 17/2007

5. Population

6. Total Births

7. Total Elderly

8. Life Expectancy

9. Child Mortality Rates

10. Net Emigration

11. Net Immigration

12. Living on less than $10 a day

13. Post WW2 World populations began to increase after WW2. Why?
Improved medicines/ Technology
Baby Boom

15. Fertility Rate
The replacement fertility rate in developed countries is 2.1%
What does this mean?
In a woman’s lifetime she will have 2.1 children, thus replacing the mother and father.
Less than 2.1%, population decrease
Greater than 2.1%. Population increase

16. Total Fertility Rate – 1998 World 2.9 Less Developed Countries 3.2
More Developed Countries 1.6
Canada: 1.61
United States: 2.09
India: 2.73
China: ?

17. Group questions Why are populations in developed countries declining?
Why are populations in undeveloped countries increasing?
What effect will this have on the global level?
Worldmapper.org

18.
In groups of two or three explore the above website and choose one or two maps to examine.
What does this map show?
Was there any surprises (ie. Particular countries?)
How does this have a global affect?
Be ready to discuss your findings with the rest of the class.