CHAPTER 11: HUMAN POPULATIONS
Read pgs. 238-258 Demographic Transition Game
All books are closed. You must work with a partner. Arrange the cards into four scenarios. Each scenario needs a stage name, a birth rate, a death rate and a growth rate. Glue them down on the paper. Demographic Transition
A hypothesis for how the growth rate of human populations change as they become industrialized. Answers
Preindustrial – high birth rate high death rate zero population growth. Why? Difficult living conditions. Need high birth rate to compensate for high infant mortality and high death rate. Answers
Transitional – high birth rate declining death rate high growth rate. Why? Living conditions have improved. More food and health care. Death rates decline faster while birth rates remain high. (infant mortality still an issue) Answers
Industrial – declining birth rate low death rate low growth rate. Why? Living conditions continue to improve. Birth rates approach death rates because of better access to birth control, equality in the workplace, lower infant mortality Answers
Post-Industrial low birth rate low death rate zero population growth. Why? Living conditions continue to improve. Birth rates match death rates (sometimes go below) High costs of living and raising children. The Demographic Transition
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Preindustrial Transindustrial Industrial Postindustrial
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Birth Birth rate and death rate
Relative Relative population size (number (number per per 1,000 year 10 Total population 0 Low Low Increasing Growth Very high Decreasing Low Zero Negative growth rate growth rate growth rate growth rate growth rate growth rate growth rate Fig. 11.26, p. 255 Time Key Concepts
Factors affecting human population size
Human population problems
Managing population growth Factors Affecting Human Population Size
Population change equation
Population (Births + Immigration) – (Deaths + Emigration) Change = Crude birth rate (CBR) Crude death rate (CDR)
Refer to Fig. 11-2 p. 239 What would happen to the population if the : Births exceeded the deaths? Deaths exceeded the births? Births equaled the deaths? Zero Population growth (ZPG) is when the population stays stable. Natural Rate of Increase
Annual world population growth <1% 1-1.9% 2-2.9% 3+% Data not available
Fig. 11.3, p. 240 Fertility Rates
Replacement-level fertility is the number of children a couple must bear to replace themselves. Typically slightly higher than 2. Why? Total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman will have during her childbearing years. What are the childbearing years? 15-49 Fertility Rates Replacement-level fertility Total fertility rate (TFR)
Births per woman < 2 4-4.9
2-2.9 5+
3-3.9 No Data Fig. 11.8, p. 242 Factors Affecting BR and TFR
Importance of children as a part of the labor force. Urbanization Cost of raising and education children Educational and employment opportunities for women. IMR Average age of at which women have their first child.
US BR’s
Fig. 11.11, p. 243 see Fig. 11-10 p. 243 Factors affecting death rates.
Why are people living longer?
Life expectancy is the average number of years a newborn can expect to live.
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of newborns out of a 1,000 who die before their first birthday. Factors Affecting DR Life expectancy Infant mortality rate (IMR)
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births <10 <10-35 <36-70 <71-100 <100+ Data not available Fig. 11.14, p. 246 Factors Affecting Natural Rate of Increase Rate of natural increase = crude birth rate - crude death rate
Developing Countries Developed Countries 50 Crude 50 birth rate Rate of 40 40 natural increase Rate of natural 30 30 Crude increase Crude birth rate death rate
20 20 Rate per per Rate 1,000 people Rateper 1,000 people Crude 10 10 death rate Year Year 0 0
Fig. 11.13, p. 245 Population Age Structure
Male Female
Rapid Growth Slow Growth Zero Growth Negative Growth Guatemala United States Spain Germany Nigeria Australia Austria Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Canada Greece Sweden
Ages 0-14 Ages 15-44 Ages 45-85+ Fig. 11.16a, p. 247 Solutions: Influencing Population Size
Migration Environmental refugees Reducing births Family planning Empowerment of women Economic rewards and penalties Case Study: Slowing Population Growth in India. Read pgs. 257-258
Generally disappointing results: Poor planning Bureaucratic inefficiency Low status of women Extreme poverty Lack of support Case Study: Slowing Population Growth in China
Generally positive results: Economic incentives Free medical care Preferential treatment Intrusive and coercive Locally administered Cutting Global Population Growth
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