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Where is the World’s Population Distributed?

Where is the World’s Population Distributed?. Not distributed uniformly Concentration Density 2-3 rd of worlds inhabitants in 4 regions. Population Concentrations. East Asia- Japan, Korea, China (most populous country) Taiwan More than half of the people in the world live in Asia.

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Where is the World’s Population Distributed?

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  1. Where is the World’s Population Distributed? • Not distributed uniformly • Concentration • Density • 2-3rd of worlds inhabitants in 4 regions

  2. Population Concentrations • East Asia- Japan, Korea, China (most populous country) Taiwan • More than half of the people in the world live in Asia. • Same % as 2000 years ago

  3. Population Concentrations • South Asia- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

  4. Population Concentrations • Southeast Asia- Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia (most populous country) • 4th largest concentration of people

  5. Population Concentrations • Europe- Eastern, Western, Russia • Most people live in cities

  6. Population Concentrations • Region Similarities • Near an ocean/river • Low lying areas • fertile soil • temperate climate

  7. Other Population Clusters • Western Hemisphere- • N.E. U.S • S.E. Canada • West Africa

  8. Sparsely Populated Regions • Ecumene • Too dry • Too wet • Cold lands • High lands • Except in Latin America

  9. Why is the Population Increasing at Different Rates in Different Countries? • Demographic transition

  10. Stage 1: Low Growth • CBR & CDR varied annually • Highest CDR found • Hunting and gathering • 8000 B.C. and A.D. 1750 population increased • Why? Agricultural revolution • No countries in this stage now

  11. Stage 2: High Growth • 1750’s • CDR drops and CBR remains the same • NIR is high • Why? Industrial Revolution around 1800 • Asia, Africa, and Latin America entered this stage in 1950 due to the medical revolution

  12. Stage 3: Moderate Growth • Occurs when CBR beings to drop sharply • CBR is still greater than CDR • When? • 20th century • Why? • Social customs change

  13. Stage 4: Low Growth • CBR declines to the point where it equals CDR and NIR approaches ZERO • ZPG • Why? • Social customs, lifestyle changes • Lowest CDR rates

  14. More developed regions have lower rates • natural increase • crude birth • total fertility • infant mortality • higher life expectancy • Less developed regions have lower average • life expectancy, • higher natural increase, • crude birth rates • total fertility

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