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Statistics related to human
population
Learning Target
• TIW – define key terms related to human
population
• SIC – compare and contrast developmental
level of countries
• IKW – I can match the definition to the terms
with 100% accuracy
Demography
• Study of population (to write about
or describe humans)
– gender distribution, life
expectancy, death rate, etc
Birth Rate
• Number of live births per year
for every 1,000 people
(births/1000/yr)
Japan 8, US 13
Sierra Leone 37, Niger 46
Death Rate
• # of deaths per year for every
1,000 people (deaths/1000/yr)
Japan 9, US 8
Sierra Leone 11, Niger 12
Population Pyramid
• Diagram of population by age
and gender
• Age structure diagram
Infant Mortality Rate
• Number of infant deaths per
1,000 live births per year
(under 1 year old)
Japan 2, US 6
Sierra Leone 73
Life Expectancy
• Average # of years a person
lives (sometimes separated by
gender)
• What factors influence life
expectancy?
• Why might women live longer
than men, on average?
Natural Increase / Growth Rate
• Growth of a population in a year
based only on death and birth rates
Literacy Rate
• Percentage of population that
can read and write
• How is it measured?
Gross Domestic Product
• Total of all goods and services
produced by a country in a year
Per Capita GDP
• Average income per person for
a country
• Total gdp / # of ppl
• Per capita = per head
Qatar $102,000, US – $52,000
S.L. - $1,400, Niger $800
Population Density
• Average # of ppl per square
mile
• Total population / area
Urbanization Rate
• % of the population living in
the cities
• urbanization – process of moving
from the country to the city
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% of the population that can read and write
% of the population living in the city
Avg years a person is expected to live
# of infant deaths /1,000 in a year
# of births / 1,000 in a year
# of deaths / 1,000 in a year
Infant mortality rate
birth rate
Life expectancy
death rate
Literacy rate
urbanization rate
• Urban – city areas (densely
populated)
• Rural – countryside
(sparsely populated)
Metropolitan Area
• City
and its
surrounding
area
Subsistence Farming
• Growing a variety of foods for
family and village consumption
Commercial Farming
• Growing large quantities of
one crop for profit
Family Size
• Do rich or poor countries have
a larger family size, and why?
Infrastructure
• Basic structures
and services
that a
government
provides – i.e.
roads, schools,
utilities
How did colonization
impact infrastructure?
• What did the Europeans build,
and why?
• What happened to it after the
Europeans left?
Developed versus Developing?
Developed
Developing