DemographicsDemographics

Why are some countries more Why are some countries more developed than others?developed than others?

Your TheoryYour Theory

Write a theory that gives at least one Write a theory that gives at least one reason why some countries are more reason why some countries are more developed than others.developed than others.

DemographicsDemographics

Demo= people Graph= to writeDemo= people Graph= to write

Demographics are numbers (statistics) Demographics are numbers (statistics) that tell us about the level of that tell us about the level of development.development.

Geographers look at how demographic Geographers look at how demographic information like population growth, information like population growth, population density, birth rate, life population density, birth rate, life expectancy, literacy rate, per capita GDP expectancy, literacy rate, per capita GDP to understand the overall health, wealth to understand the overall health, wealth and development of a country and development of a country

Section OutlineSection Outline

Outline chapter 3 section 1 of your Prentice Hall Outline chapter 3 section 1 of your Prentice Hall World Geography World Geography text book.text book.

Use an idea map/web format with the word Use an idea map/web format with the word “population” in the center. “population” in the center. 1. Draw three spokes out from the word 1. Draw three spokes out from the word population and write the main ideas from (bold population and write the main ideas from (bold red headings) at the end of each line. red headings) at the end of each line.

2. Create more branches off the main spokes by 2. Create more branches off the main spokes by using the green subheadings. using the green subheadings. 3. fill in details around the branches with details 3. fill in details around the branches with details from the body of the text. Keep in mind that from the body of the text. Keep in mind that nouns that answer the question what, where, nouns that answer the question what, where, when, who are usually important details that can when, who are usually important details that can be connected to the subheadingsbe connected to the subheadings

World Population CartogramWorld Population Cartogram

A cartogram distorts land to match some demographic variable. In A cartogram distorts land to match some demographic variable. In this case the size of the country is in proportion to it’s populationthis case the size of the country is in proportion to it’s population

Distribution of World PopulationDistribution of World Population

Over one Over one half of the half of the world’s world’s population population lives in lives in AsiaAsia

Population Growth by RegionPopulation Growth by RegionAfrica doesn’t have Africa doesn’t have

the most people but the most people but it is the fastest it is the fastest growing continent. growing continent. At present growth At present growth rates of By 2050 rates of By 2050 the countries of the countries of Africa will have a Africa will have a combined combined population of over 2 population of over 2 billion.billion.

In 1950 there were In 1950 there were two Europeans for two Europeans for every African. In every African. In 2050 there will be 2050 there will be two African’s for two African’s for every European. every European.

Largest Largest PopulationsPopulationsCountryCountry populationpopulation

ChinaChina 1.3 billion 1.3 billion

IndiaIndia 1.1 billion 1.1 billion

U.S.U.S. 304 million 304 million

IndonesiaIndonesia 232 million 232 million

BrazilBrazil 187 million187 million

PakistanPakistan 163 million 163 million

BangladeshBangladesh 159 million159 million

NigeriaNigeria 148 million148 million

RussiaRussia 142 million142 million

The darker the color, the more people that live there.

Student PracticeStudent Practice

Color the countries with the biggest Color the countries with the biggest populations on your mappopulations on your map

Arithmetic DensityArithmetic Density

Divide the number Divide the number of people in a of people in a place by the place by the size of the placesize of the place

Example: United Example: United States States Population (300 Population (300 million) divided million) divided by it’s land size by it’s land size (3,717,796 (3,717,796 square miles) square miles)

Answer: 80.69 people per square mile in the United States

Student PracticeStudent Practice What is the arithmetic density of the What is the arithmetic density of the

classroom?classroom?

What is the physiological density of the What is the physiological density of the classroom?classroom?

Color the ten most densely populated Color the ten most densely populated countries the same color on your map.countries the same color on your map.

Which countries are the biggest and the Which countries are the biggest and the most densely populated?most densely populated?

Population DensityPopulation DensityCountryCountry PopulationPopulation Land Land

areaareaPopulation Population Density Density

ChinaChina 1.3 billion 1.3 billion 9.6 km9.6 km 138 (75)138 (75)

IndiaIndia 1.1 billion 1.1 billion 3.3 km3.3 km 336 (33)336 (33)

U.S.U.S. 304 million 304 million 9.6 km 9.6 km 31 (180)31 (180)

IndonesiaIndonesia 232 million 232 million 1.9 km1.9 km 117 (89)117 (89)

BrazilBrazil 187 million187 million 8.5 km8.5 km 22 (192)22 (192)

PakistanPakistan 163 million 163 million 796,000796,000 198 (58)198 (58)

BangladeshBangladesh 159 million159 million 143,998143,998 1,045 (11)1,045 (11)

NigeriaNigeria 148 million148 million 1.0 km1.0 km 142 (74)142 (74)

RussiaRussia 142 million142 million 17 km17 km 8 (220)8 (220)

How Accurate is Arithmetic How Accurate is Arithmetic Density?Density?

Is population distributed evenly?Is population distributed evenly?

What might cause populations to What might cause populations to cluster closer together or spread cluster closer together or spread further apart?further apart?

access to wateraccess to water

arable soilarable soil

landformslandforms

What kinds of climate do most What kinds of climate do most people live in?people live in?

Population Density

World Climates

Physiological DensityPhysiological Density

Physiological density is the number of people per arable land area. This is a good measure of the relation between population and agricultural resources in a society.

What makes populations grow?What makes populations grow?

Populations grow when births are high and Populations grow when births are high and deaths are low.deaths are low.

Demographic Transition ModelDemographic Transition Model

Stage 1: Hunting and Gathering, nomadic herdingStage 2: FarmingStage 3: Manufacturing (developing)Stage 4: Services (developed)

What causes the changes in each stage?

Demographic Comparisons Demographic Comparisons AssignmentAssignment

Objective: Determine which countries are Objective: Determine which countries are developed, developing and less developed.developed, developing and less developed.

Instructions: Instructions: 1-Choose one country from the list of 1-Choose one country from the list of

countries on the data chart.countries on the data chart.2-Compare it’s birthrate, infant mortality, life 2-Compare it’s birthrate, infant mortality, life

expectancy, literacy and per capita GDP expectancy, literacy and per capita GDP with the examples on the sheet titled with the examples on the sheet titled “Demographic Comparisons.”“Demographic Comparisons.”

3. Write that country under the example that 3. Write that country under the example that it matches most closely in at least three it matches most closely in at least three categories.categories.

World BirthratesWorld Birthrates

Birth’s per 1,000 peopleBirth’s per 1,000 people

MalnutritionMalnutrition

Country Number of Undernourishe

d (million)

India 217.05

China 154.0

Bangladesh 43.45

Democratic Republic of Congo

37.0

Pakistan 35.2

Ethiopia 31.5

Tanzania 16.1

Philippines 15.2

Brazil 14.4

Indonesia 13.8

Vietnam 13.8

Thailand 13.4

Nigeria 11.5

Kenya 9.7

Sudan 8.8

Infant Infant MortalityMortality

Rank Country Infant mortality rate(deaths/1,000 live

births)

1 Angola 182.31

2 Sierra Leone 156.48

3 Afghanistan 154.67

4 Liberia 143.89

5 Niger 115.42

218 Iceland 3.25

219 Hong Kong 2.93

220 Japan 2.80

221 Sweden 2.75

222 Singapore 2.30

Life ExpectancyLife Expectancy

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What factors effect a person’s health?

What is the relationship between health and development?

What is the relationship between What is the relationship between population growth and literacy?population growth and literacy?

CountryCountry Population Population Growth RateGrowth Rate

LiteracyLiteracy RankRank

LiberiaLiberia 4.83%4.83% 57.5%57.5% 152152United Arab United Arab EmiratesEmirates 3.99%3.99% 77.9%77.9% 9494

BurundiBurundi 3.59%3.59% 67.3%67.3% 143143

UgandaUganda 3.57%3.57% 66.8%66.8% 144144

KuwaitKuwait 3.56%3.56% 93.3%93.3% 7272

YemenYemen 3.46%3.46% 50%50% 155155

DRC (Congo)DRC (Congo) 3.39%3.39% 67%67% 109109

OmanOman 3.23%3.23% 81.4%81.4% 117117

Where are the most literate Where are the most literate countries?countries?

High Literacy and Population High Literacy and Population GrowthGrowth

LiteracyLiteracy Pop growthPop growth rankrank

Georgia 100%Georgia 100% -1.85-1.85 227227

Cuba 99.8%Cuba 99.8% -.01-.01 207207

Estonia 99.8%Estonia 99.8% -.035-.035 219219

Poland 99.8%Poland 99.8% -.15-.15 213213

Latvia 99.7%Latvia 99.7% -.52-.52 222222

Slovenia 99.7%Slovenia 99.7% -.01-.01 203203

Belarus 99.6%Belarus 99.6% -.55-.55 224224

Lithuania99.6%Lithuania99.6% -.53-.53 223223

Armenia 99.5%Armenia 99.5% -.23-.23 214214

Per Capita GDPPer Capita GDP

Blue =high ($30,000 +)Blue =high ($30,000 +)green =high middle ($15,000-$30,000)green =high middle ($15,000-$30,000)purple =low middle ($1,000-$15,000)purple =low middle ($1,000-$15,000)red = low (less than $1000)red = low (less than $1000)

What is the relationship between What is the relationship between population growth and wealth?population growth and wealth?

CountryCountry Population Population Growth RateGrowth Rate

PC GDPPC GDP GDP rankGDP rank

LiberiaLiberia 4.83%4.83% $229$229 176176United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 3.99%3.99% $42,934$42,934 1616

BurundiBurundi 3.59%3.59% $128$128 178178

UgandaUganda 3.57%3.57% $363$363 166166

KuwaitKuwait 3.56%3.56% $41,268$41,268 2020

YemenYemen 3.46%3.46% $972$972 132132

DRC (Congo)DRC (Congo) 3.39%3.39% $166$166 177177

OmanOman 3.23%3.23% $12,643$12,643 4040

Only 40 out of 225 countries make over $20,000 per year

World’s Richest Countries and World’s Richest Countries and Population GrowthPopulation Growth

CountryCountry Per Capita GDPPer Capita GDP Growth %Growth % Growth RankGrowth Rank

LuxembourgLuxembourg $99,225$99,225 1.211.21 111111

NorwayNorway $79,798$79,798 .36.36 163163

QatarQatar $72,740$72,740 2.392.39 3939

IcelandIceland $64,651$64,651 .82.82 133133

IrelandIreland $61,644$61,644 1.141.14 117117

DenmarkDenmark $56,820$56,820 .31.31 167167

SwitzerlandSwitzerland $54,787$54,787 .38.38 161161

United StatesUnited States $45,793$45,793 .89.89 129129

FinlandFinland $45,070$45,070 .13.13 184184

Reading: Think, Pair, ShareReading: Think, Pair, Share

Read one of the following sections of the text book while two Read one of the following sections of the text book while two other people in your group read the two other sectionsother people in your group read the two other sections

Page 519-20: AfricaPage 519-20: AfricaPage 615-18: IndiaPage 615-18: IndiaPage 665-66: ChinaPage 665-66: China

Share what you learned with your group.Share what you learned with your group.Answer the following questions:Answer the following questions:

Why is/did the population grow so fast?Why is/did the population grow so fast?What problems resulted from rapid population What problems resulted from rapid population

growth?growth?What has been done to control the population?What has been done to control the population?

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