GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4
LESSON 2 NOTES 2022
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
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POPULATION GROWTH Birthrate- The number of births per year for every 1,000 people Death rate- The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people Natural increase- The growth rate of a population, the difference between an area’s birthrate and its death rate. Migration- The movement of people from place to place.
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GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4
LESSON 2 NOTES 2022
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION GROWTH
- Birthrate - The number of births per year for every 1, people
- Death rate - The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
- Natural increase - The growth rate of a population, the difference between an area’s birthrate and its death rate.
- Migration - The movement of people from place to place.
DEATH RATES
- Death rates can fall because of more abundant and reliable food supplies.
- Improved health care
- Access to medicine and technology.
- Better living conditions.
ZERO POPULATION GROWTH
- This is when birthrate and death rate are equal.
- A country’s population is not growing at ZPG
- It can still grow as a result of migration.
- Most developed countries have transitioned into this phase.
CHALLENGES OF GROWTH
- Increased population growth leads to multiple problems.
- Producing enough food.
- Resources are used more quickly.
- Shortages of water, housing, and clothing occur.
- Too many young people in a population leads to less people being able to work and more people who
POPULATION PYRAMID
- Population Pyramid - a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- Population distribution - The variations in population that occur across a country, a continent, or the world.
- Population distribution is uneven.
- Only 30 percent of the Earth’s surface is made of land.
- About 1/ rd of that is inhabited by humans.
- People tend to live where soil is fertile, water is available, and the climate is not that harsh.
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION PART 2
- Asia and Europe are the most densely populated continents.
- Most people live in metropolitan areas- cities and their surrounding urbanized areas. This Photo^ by Unknown Author is licensed under^ CC BY-SA-NC
URBANIZATION
- When large numbers of people move out of rural areas into urban areas.
- Caused primary by the desire of rural people to find jobs and a better life.