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http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/7-billion/ngm-7billion

Introduction to Population

World population total: 7,000,000,000 – 7.0 Billion

Highest population:

• China with 1,300,000,000+ or 20.1%

• India with 1,100,000,000+ or 17.1%

• US with 300,000,000+ or 4.6%

Population Growth: changes in population over time

Population Growth Rate:

Population growth divided it by the total population.

EX: Births – Deaths

Population

Birth RateThe number of births each year per 1000 people.

Death RateThe number of deaths

each year per 1000 people.

World Birth Rate – number of births in a year per 1,000 people.

World Mortality Rate – number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people.

Adults and Children Living with HIV/AIDS, mid-2006

World Population Growth –Rate of natural increase (does not take into account immigration and emigration).

Biggest growth in population begins after 1900

World population has grown since 1950 due to increased life expectancy and a lower infant morality rate

Population distributionPopulation distributionThe way in which people are spread across the world.

Tends to be uneven because of physical geography.

Where would you want to live when talking about long term survival?

Why or why not??

Why or why not??

High elevations have the smallest percentage of the world’s population

Why or why not??

The majority of people in the world live near water

Most people in Northern Africa live near fresh water

Population densityPopulation density

•the majority of places with high population densities are found in the northern hemisphere

Average number of people per square kilometer.

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https://www.populationeducation.org/content/world-population-video