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GEOG 105
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WorldPopulation
{07}Population
‡ Currentcount
CulturalGeography
M.Pesses
AntelopeValleyCollege
Concepts
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Demographicregions
‡ Populationdistributionanddensity
w Unevenpopulationdistributionby
continent
w Densitydividedbycountries
w Whatdensityreallymeans
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Populationdensity
Natality
Mortality
Gender
Populationdistribution/density
Densitydoesnot
indicatestandardof
living,overpopulation,
orunderpopulation
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Populationdistribution/density
Physiologicaldensity
w Thedensitybeyondwhichpeopleceaseto
benutritionallyself-sufficientusingtheir
particularadaptivestrategy
Populationdistribution/density
Totalfertilityrate(TFR)
w Moreusefulmeasurethanbirthrate
w Variesgreatlyfromonepartoftheworldto
another
Populationdistribution/density
‡ Shiftingpopulation
densities
‡ Natality
w Birthrate
Thegeographyofmortality
Deathrates
GlobalNorth
‡ Mostpeopledieofage-induceddegenerative
conditions
GlobalSouth
‡ Contagiousdiseasesleadingcauseofdeath
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TheBrandtLine
Geographiesofgender
Working&place
w Privatevs.public
w Birthcontrol
Babies
w Preferredsexes
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Geographiesofgender
‡ Womenfrom
specificcountries
seenasgood
workers
w DomesticServants
w Maquiladoras
w Asia’ssexindustry
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Movement
‡ Diffusionoffertilitycontrol
w AroseinFranceduringfirsthalfofthe
1800s
w Productofindustrialization
w Childrennotneededforfarmwork
Diffusion
‡ Chinaandenforced
fertilitycontrol
w “Onecouple,one
child”
w 1970TFRof5.9
w 2004TFRof1.7
Geographyofgender
‡ ChinaandIndia—female-specific
infanticideorabortion
w Preferenceformalechildren
‡ Resultsofinfanticide
w InPunjab,793girlsfor1000boys
‡ Adoptions
Theory
Populationexplosion
‡ Populationexplosion
‡ Malthus
‡ Marx&Engels
‡ Triggeredbyadramaticdecreaseinthe
deathrate
‡ NouniversaldeclineintheTFR
‡ Transitionmodel
‡ Geometricdoublingofworld’s
population
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Populationexplosion
ThomasMalthus
w AnEssayonthe
PrincipleofPopulation
w “Eco-scarcity”
Populationexplosion
Marx&Engels
w Poverty,disease
starvationallresultof
unevendistributionof
wealth
w Poorcanfindwaysfor
birthcontrol
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Populationexplosion
‡ Innovation
w Ingenuityofhumans
inincreasingfood
supply
w GreenRevolution
(?!)
‡ World'sfallingTFR
(2.8)
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Populationcartogram
GDPcartogram
Alittlehelp…
‡ Drawadetailedmapshowingmehowto
gettoLosAngelesandhowtogettoSan
FranciscodrivingfromLancaster
w Besuretoletmeknowwhattowns/citiesor
naturalfeaturesI’llpass…
DemographicTransition
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