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World Population and Geography
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The world has approximately 7.28 billion people. (Why use the word, approximately, when describing the Earth’s population? Which fundamental idea is shown here?)
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http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock. html http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock. html http://www.worldometers.info/world- population/ http://www.worldometers.info/world- population/
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China- 1.4 billion India- 1.3 billion The USA – 323 million Indonesia – 253 million Brazil – 202 million
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With the study of demography… Demographers study and describe groups of people who populate the Earth. Join me in studying the Earth’s demography….
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Create this T chart: My World’s People Imagine that you could shrink the world’s population to one hundred people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM Facts about the world’s people that surprise me Facts that I would like to see improved
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Food Employment Fuel Space (Housing) Clean Water Clean Air Medicine Education
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Exponential Population Growth is a constant rate of population growth applied to an increasing population base. (Watch the following population growth video to see exponential growth…) http://youtu.be/9_9SutNmfFk
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World population milestones (USCB estimates) Population (in billions) 123456789 Year 180419271960197419871999201220272046 Years elapsed ––12333141312131519 World population milestones (USCB estimates) How has the rate of population growth changed since 1800?
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The J Curve is a graphic that shows our world’s recent prolonged exponential growth of human population. A J Curve is used to show our world’s population growth throughout history…
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Birth of Machines-Increased Food Production Invention of Medicines/Vaccinations Improved Sanitation
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Shortages of: ◦ Land ◦ Fuel ◦ Food
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Population Pyramid is useful in viewing a country’s present and future population distribution.
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Eastern and Southern Asia Europe North central and Northeastern USA What do these areas share in common? ◦ Northern Hemisphere ◦ Middle Latitude
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People in the USA are among the world’s greatest migrators. We move on the average every six years. Migration also involves moving from one country to another. ◦ Emigrate-to leave your homeland for a new country. ◦ Immigrate- to enter a new homeland
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Few people live in ◦ Cold areas and high latitudes ◦ Deserts ◦ High mountains ◦ Areas of thick vegetation (central Africa and the Amazon area of South America)
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Looking Forward to your Future…
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No. Let’s define Overpopulation ◦ Overpopulation occurs when the space or food supply is less than the number of people an area can accommodate.
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We use the term, Carrying Capacity to measure the quality of an area’s population density. Carrying Capacity the maximum population that an area can support without permanently destroying its environment. If a place exceeds its carrying capacity…it is overcrowded !
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Sustainability! What is that? ◦ Sustainability is the ability to continue or endure…to maintain the earth’s geography. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NiTN0c hj0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NiTN0c hj0
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1.Reduce use of fossil fuels and heavy metals. 2.Reduce use of harmful chemicals. 3.Reduce nature’s destruction. 4. Ensure that we are not preventing people from meeting their survival needs.
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Live on Earth responsibly. Rely on the use of technological improvements. Embrace lifestyle changes. Provide sufficient resources for future generations. Lower our carbon footprint by fifty percent is a goal of sustainability.
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http://youtu.be/nJliYqEXfeI http://youtu.be/nJliYqEXfeI Scary Scenes in storyHow was sustainability brought to the kingdom?
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Population Pyramid Exponential Demography J Curve Emigrate Immigrate Carrying Capacity Sustainability Innovation Overpopulation Carbon Footprint Technology Natural Resource Interdependence
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