population geography chapter 5. population density
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Population Geography
Chapter 5
Population Density
Population Density
India's population grows to 1.2 billionPreliminary census figures show that India grew by 17.6%, gaining 181 million people in a decade, putting it on course to surpass China as the
world's most populous nation sometime after 2030.
Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated places in the world
Population 7 BillionThere will soon be seven billion people on the planet. By 2045 global population is
projected to reach nine billion. Can the planet take the strain?
Ten largest population countries 1. China -1,339,190,0002. India -1,184,639,000 3. United States of America -309,975,000 4. Indonesia -234,181,400 5. Brazil -193,364,000 6. Pakistan -170,260,000 7. Bangladesh -164,425,000 8. Nigeria -158,259,000 9. Russia -141,927,297 10. Japan -127,380,000
Largest Counties by Land Area• 1. Russia• 2. Canada• 3. United States of America • 4. China• 5. Brazil• 6. Australia• 7. India • 8. Argentina • 9. Kazakhstan• 10. Sudan
Globalization
Globalization has increased through information technology
Japanese McDonald's fast food as evidence of corporate globalization and the integration of the same
into different cultures.
The diffusion of innovations according to Rogers. With successive groups of consumers adopting the new technology (shown in blue), its market share (yellow)
will eventually reach the saturation level. In mathematics the S curve is known as the logistic function.
Languages
Top ten languages spoken in the world
1. Mandarin2. Spanish 3. English4. Hindi-Urdu5. Arabic6. Bengali7. Portuguese8. Russian 9. Japanese10. Punjabi
Religion, or at least religious inquiry, is something that virtually all humans have in common. In all corners of the world and in all eras of history, people have wondered about the meaning of life, how to make the best of it, what happens afterwards, and if there is anyone or anything "out there."
World Religions
Top Ten Religions 1. Christianity2. Islam3. no religion4. Hinduism5. Buddhism6. Folk religions7. Chinese folk religions (including Taoism and
Confucianism)8. Shinto9. Sikhism10. Judaism
An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing "Christians, Buddhists, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Fetichists".
• Symbols representing some world religions, from left to right:row 1: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduismrow 2: Islam, Buddhism, Shintorow 3: Sikhism, Bahá'í Faith, Jainism
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