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Chapter 2: Population

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Demography

The scientific study of population characteristics Gender Age Occupation Fertility Health

Overpopulation

Occurs when the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living

Concentration vs Density

Concentration: Describes where the population is clustered and where it is sparse

Density: The relationship between the number of people and available resources in a particular place Large group of people living on fertile farmland next

to a river: high or low density? Large group of people living in a desert: high or low

density?

Key Question 1

Key Question 1: Where is the world’s population distributed? East Asia South Asia Europe Southeast Asia

Bonus: What are the four types of areas in the world that are the most sparsely populated? Dry Wet Cool High

Four Clusters

What do these regions have in common? Low-lying areas with fertile soil and temperate climate (similar latitudes) Near an ocean, or near a river with easy access to an ocean

Why are these characteristics important? Access to trade Ability to sustain population with agriculture

Concentration

Ecumene

Ecumene: the areas of Earth that humans consider too harsh for occupancy Has the ecumene increased or decreased over time? What characteristics of ecumene land (with regard to

the four types) would have led it to be uninhabited in the past?

Types of Density

Arithmetic Destiny (also known as Population Density): Total number of people in an area Calculated by dividing the total number of people

living on a piece of land by the land area Arithmetic Density Activity

Singapore- 7,000 USA- 30 Germany- 200 Hong Kong- 7,000 Macao- 20,000

Singapore

Singapore- 7,000

USA

USA- 30

Germany

Germany- 200

Hong Kong

Hong Kong- 7,000

Macau

Macau- 20,000

Physiological Density

Physiological Density: The number of people in a region supported by a unit area of arable land Put simply: the amount of people living on each unit of

arable land What might be some disadvantages to having a high

physiological density? Physiological Density Activity

Singapore- 400,000 USA- 179 Germany- 700 Hong Kong- 130,000 Macau- no arable land

Agricultural Density

Agricultural Density: The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land Put simply: the amount of farmers to farm the land Why is agricultural density significant? Do you think agricultural density in countries is

trending toward increase or decrease? Why?

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