1. Lesson 1: World Population Trends Adapted from Rubenstein textbook, Chapter 2 and http://www.glendale.edu/geo/reed/cultural/cultural_lectures.htm

2. Lesson Content Distribution of World Population Trends over Time Trends across regions and countries Population Geography (location of the world’s people)

3. Distribution of World Population Two thirds of the world’s inhabitants are clustered in East Asia South Asia South East Asia Western Europe. When Eastern North America is included, these four population concentrations account for ¾ of the world population.

4. Distribution and Structure: 3/4 of people live on 5% of earth's surface! Total: 6.8 billion on planet as of March 5, 2010 Current World Population Counter from U.S Census Bureau As of 2009, the five most populous regions were: Region% of World Population Population South-Central Asia25.77 %1.78 billion Eastern Asia22.64 %1.56 billion South-Eastern Asia8.53 %590 million South America5.69 %393 million Northern America5.09 %352 million

5. Distribution and Structure : Most Populated CountriesPopulation China1.3 billion India1.2 billion U.S.310 million Indonesia240 million Brazil195 million As of 2011, the most populated countries are:

6. World Population Density

7. Trends Over Time: World Population Growth, in Billions Number of years to add each billion (year) All of Human History (1800) 130 (1930) 30 (1960) 15 (1975) 12 (1987) 12 (1999) 12 (2011) 14 (2027) 21 (2048) Sources: First and second billion: Population Reference Bureau. Third through ninth billion: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (medium scenario), 2005 and UN

8. A.D. 2000 A.D. 1000 A.D. 1 1000 B.C. 2000 B.C. 3000 B.C. 4000 B.C. 5000 B.C. 6000 B.C. 7000 B.C. 1+ million years 8 7 6 5 2 1 4 3 Old Stone Age New Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age Middle Ages Modern Age Black Death—The Plague 9 10 11 12 A.D. 3000 A.D. 4000 A.D. 5000 1800 1900 1950 1975 2000 2100 Future Number of people in Billions Source: Population Reference Bureau; and United Nations, World Population Projections to 2100 (1998). Trends Over Time: World Population Growth Through History

9. Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet. Trends Over Time: Projected Population Change, by Country Percent Population Change, 2005-2050

10. Trends Over Time: Population Shift

11. Trends Over Time: Population Growth Worldwide Population Increase and Growth Rate, Five-Year Periods Millions Percent increase per year Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (medium scenario), 2005.

12. Graying Planet

13. Greying Planet

14. The End

15. An Aging World: The United States Class Discussion: Why Does this Matter to ME? What are the implications of an aging population for: 1. The U.S. housing market? 2. Social security and pension funds? 3. Public financing of colleges and universities? 4. Global migration flows?