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PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN ENVIROMENT. ELECTIVE UNIT 5

Delve into global population patterns, characteristics, and impacts on society, exploring distribution, density, growth, and development. Gain insights into demographic trends, case studies, and international examples with a focus on human geography.

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PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN ENVIROMENT. ELECTIVE UNIT 5

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  1. PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN ENVIROMENT. ELECTIVE UNIT 5 THE DYNAMICS OF POPULATION Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  2. EXAMINING POPULATION • DISTRIBUTION • DENSITY GROWTH PATTERNS • STRUCTURE OF POPULATION • NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  3. WORLD POPULATION IMAGINE THERE WERE 1OO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. DIVIDE UP THE 100 PEOPLE ON THE BASIS OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN; AFRICA LATIN AMERICA EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA OCEANIA Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  4. ACTUAL POPULATIONS Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  5. DEVELOPED V DEVELOPING Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  6. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS/DEMOGRAPHY • HISTORY/ANTHROPOLOGY • ECONOMICS • STATISTICS • ECOLOGY/BIOLOGY • AGRICULTURE • POLITICS/MORALS Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  7. SKILLS • MAP INTERPRETATION • FIGURE INTERPRETATION • STATISTICAL ANALYSIS • PHOTOGRAPHS • ICT Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  8. ACCESS TO DATA • WWW.CSO.IE • US.CENSUS BUREAU Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  9. WHY COUNT/ WHY CENSUS ? • TAX, • STATE WELFARE, • PLANNING FOR EDUCATION, • HEALTH, • ROADS, • PUBLIC UTILITES, • DETERMINING IMMIGRATION/EMIGRATION POLICES, • FORCASTING FUTURE TRENDS Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  10. DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES • INCOMPLETE MAPPING • LACK OF RESOURSES • NOMADIC PEOPLES • WAR • CULTURE {MALES INTERVIEWING FEMALES} • NO BIRTH CERTS. Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  11. WHY A POPULATION INCREASE? • DECLINE IN MORTALITY RATES • RESISTANCE TO DISEASE • DIET AND NUTRITION • COMMUNICATIONS • ECONOMIC GROWTH • SANITATION • MEDICAL ADVANCES Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  12. 5.2 Population characteristics have an impact on levels of human development Overpopulation ? TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THAT AREA FOR THE RESOURSES TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING.” {NETHERLANDS V ZAMBIA} CONSEQUENCES? • UNEMPLOYMENT, • MALNUTRITION, • POLLUTION, • HOUSING SHORTAGES, • LOW LIVING STANDARDS, • WAR AND RACISM, • WATER SHORTAGES. Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  13. 5.3 CASE STUDIES IRELAND • IRELAND FAMINE------------1994 • IRELAND 1995 ONWARDS • URBANISATION OF IRELAND • CHANGE IN OUR SOCIETY • 50,000 MIGRANT E.U. WORKERS • QUALITY OF LIFE • CHILDREN WALKING TO SCHOOL • RURAL DWELLERS THAT “Live” off THE LAND. • DAILY MIGRATION • MURDER RATE • RACISM Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  14. FRANCE 2000 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  15. FRANCE 2050 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  16. ZIMBABWE 2000 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  17. ZIMBABWE 2025 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  18. IRELAND 2005 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  19. IRELAND 2000 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  20. IRELAND 2050 Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  21. INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES • MEZZOGIORNO MIGRATION TO NORTH ITALY{1.1 MILLION 1983-1993.} • MASSIF CENTRAL----- PARIS. • POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA • U.S.A • MEGACITIES • EASTER ISLAND Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

  22. INTERNATIONAL TRENDS 1975 - MEAN GLOBAL AGE WAS 22. 2050 - PREDICTED MEAN GLOBAL AGE 38. (OLDEST AGE GROUPS EUROPE,SOUTH KOREA,JAPAN.) 1900 - EUROPE’S POPULATION WAS THREE TIMES AFRICA’S 2050 - IT WILL BE THE OPPOSITE. Revised Geography Syllabus 2004

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