2. Population Growth In 1999, the world population reach 6 billion The world’s population has grown so fast in the last 200 years due to high numbers of births and lower death rates.

3. Birth rate vs. Death rate Birth rate- the number of children born each year for every 1,000 people Death rate- the number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year Better health care and living conditions decrease death rate. In Asia, Africa, and Latin America families are traditionally large to help with farming and other family responsibilities.

4. Where people live Land covers only about 30% of the earths surface. Of that 30% half of it is not useable by humans. Factors that effect where people live include: water, climate, elevation, food, agriculture, jobs, economies, governments, religion, natural disasters, war, etc. This is the population distribution- how the population is spread throughout the world

5. Population Density The average number of people living in one square mile or square kilometer. How crowded a place is. Why do some places have a higher population density that others? Classroom example

6. Population Movement What is urbanization? Movement to cities

7. Emigrate To leave the country where you were born and move to another. What factors might cause emigration? Immigration vs. Emigration the act of entering a new country to settle permanently to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere

8. Refugee People who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster

9. Natural Resource What is a natural resource?

10. Natural Resource Products of the earth that people use to meet their needs. Wind, water, oil, soil, fish, granite, etc. are examples.

11. Renewable Resource What is a renewable resource? Examples?

12. Renewable Resource Resources that cannot be used up or can be replaced naturally or grown again. The wind and sun cannot be used up. Forests, grasslands, plants, animals, and soil can be replaced if people manage them carefully.

13. Nonrenewable Resource What is a nonrenewable resource? Examples?

14. Nonrenewable Resource Natural resource such as minerals that cannot be replaced. Limited supplies of nonrenewable resources These resources formed over millions of years by forces within the earth. Thus, it simply takes too long to generate new supplies. Fossil Fuels- Coal, oil, and natural gas.

15. Economic Systems A country’s set of rules for deciding what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them. There are 4 types Traditional Economies Command Economies Market Economies Mixed Economies

16. Traditional Economy Economic decisions are based on customs handed down from generation to generation. These cultures often use trade and bartering instead of money to get goods and services.

17. Traditional Economy Example countries: Inuit Some parts of Africa and South America.

18. Command Economy The government makes all economic decisions. Individuals have little to no say about what goods and services to produce and how to produce them. The government decides how much it will cost and which people receive training in for particular jobs. Communist economy

19. Command Economy Example countries: Cuba North Korea China Former Soviet Union

20. Market Economy Individuals make their own decisions about what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce it. People and businesses make what they think customers want (supply). Consumers have choices about which goods or services to buy (demand). Prices are determined by supply and demand.

21. Market Economy Example countries:

22. Mixed Economies Individuals own most resources and determine what to produce. Government regulates certain industries. Most nations have a mixed economy.

23. World Trade Why do we trade?

24. Export/Import

25. Import & Exports What is an import? What is an export?

26. Tariff

27. Quota

28. Developed and Developing