1. Unit 2: Europe

2. This map is telling us something…

3. What countries are uncharacteristically big? Can you think of anything that these countries have in common?

4. This map is of the total population of that particular country relative to the rest of the world How does Europe compare to it’s normal shape or others around the world?

5. How have demographic characteristics created a population profile unique to the continent of Europe?

6. Demography Is the study of human populations So… Our essential question is, “How are human populations in Europe unique?”

7. Review: What is population density?

8. The first unique characteristic is… http://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_animation.ht mlhttp://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_animation.ht ml

9. The first unique characteristic is… http://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_animation.ht mlhttp://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_animation.ht ml it has a wealthy, urban population

11. The second unique characteristic of Europe is…

12. The second unique characteristic of Europe is… Its aging population

13. This maps shows the worldwide distribution of people over the age of 65

14. Why does Europe have an aging population? 1) Persistently (continual) low fertility rates What fertility rate does a developed country have to have to just stabilize the population? Germany has the lowest birth rate: 1.36 (2012) TOP 10 FERTILITY RATES Ireland 2.07 France 2.03 UK 1.98 Sweden 1.98 Denmark 1.87 Finland 1.87 Netherlands 1.79 Estonia 1.63 Luxembourg 1.63 Slovenia 1.57

15. Why does Europe have an aging population? 2) People are living longer with better healthcare and education.

16. Why does Europe have an aging population? 3) Higher standards of living and less jobs requiring manual labor (What is manual labor?)

17. Citations http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/21/germany- birthrate-low-fallinghttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/21/germany- birthrate-low-falling http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204800/British-birth- rate-soared-highest-Europe-thanks-increase-migrants.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204800/British-birth- rate-soared-highest-Europe-thanks-increase-migrants.html http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=20302

18. Vocabulary: How Aging Population Deepens European's Economic Woes Grappling- Struggling Stagnant- Staying the same Living standards- comfort in everyday life Pensions- allowance each month to retired workers Emigration- leave a country and settle in another Apocalyptic- catastrophic, devastating Magnitude- significance Periphery- fringe or edge