chapter 8 key topics 1.calculations of growth rate 2.types of growth & species survivorship...
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Chapter 8 Key Topics1.Calculations of growth rate2.Types of growth & species survivorship3.Population flunctuations based on cycles and
density factors4.Historical perspective of human population
growth5.A countries age structure - what influences it -
how it influences the countries pop. Growth6. Immigration laws and the future of
immigration here and in the world
The Human Population - Demographics
Current Population Numbers
Check out:
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
1800 1 billion people1930 2 billion people1950 2.5 billion people1960 3 billion people1975 4 billion people1987 5 billion people1999 6 billion people2011 7 billion people
2009 - A staggering 97 percent of global growth over the next 40 years will happen in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The increase from 6 billion to 7 billion is likely to take 12 years, as did the increase from 5 billion to 6 billion. Both events are unprecedented in world history.
Demographics of Countries
Developed vs. Developing Countries Demographics Insert Table 8.2 (note
reconstruction)
An Aging Nation
1.Social Security, Health, & Pension designed as a “Pay-as-you-go” system
2.Crime Rates3.Migration4.Educational Status5. Industrial Productivity