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Question of the Day…. If the world were a village, how many would be…. (Fill out your worksheet with your best guesses.). If our world were a village of 100, how many people would be…. ETHNICITY. RELIGION. 32 Christians. 30 White. 17 Muslims. 70 Non-White. 13 Hindus. 57 Asians.
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Question of the Day… If the world were a village, how many would be… (Fill out your worksheet with your best guesses.)
If our world were a village of 100, how many people would be… ETHNICITY RELIGION 32 Christians 30 White 17 Muslims 70 Non-White 13 Hindus 57 Asians 6 Buddhists 21 Europeans 5 Animists 8 South Americans 1 Jew 6 North Americans 4 Other Religions 8 Africans 22 W/O any religion
If our world were a village of 100, how many people would be… MISCELLANEOUS 70 Would be unable to read 50 Would be hungry 60 Would live in substandard housing 1 Would be a university grad 6 People would have half the income of everyone else
Human Geography Population
Population Growth • Birthrate- # of live births per 1,000 people • Fertility rate- average # of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her life, if she had children at the current rate for her country.
Population Decline • Mortality Rate (death rate)- # of deaths per 1,000 people • Infant Mortality Rate- # of deaths among infants under age 1 per 1000 live births.
The Difference… • Rate of Natural Increase (population growth rate)- the birthrate minus the mortality rate, gives you the rate at which population is growing Birthrate – Mortality Rate= RNI
Population Pyramid • Population Pyramid- a graph used to show the sex and age distribution of a population Rapid Negative Slow
Population Distribution • Habitable Lands
Population Distribution • Urban-Rural Mix
Population Distribution • Migration • Push-Pull factors- reasons for migrating to another place Push- cause people to leave their homeland (Ex: droughts, war, religious persecution…) Pull- draw people to a region (Ex: good jobs, or climate…)
Population Density • Population Density- avg. # of people in a measurable area 90% of people live North of the Equator Kansas = 32.9 persons per sq mi. Monaco=45,333 persons per sq mi. Australia=6 persons per sq mi.
Carrying Capacity • Carrying Capacity- the # of organisms a piece of land can support. • Better land, & technology increase carrying capacity