Cultural Geography - Population

Chapter Overview

Population Term:

Demography - the scientific study of population characteristics (age, gender, etc.)
Overpopulation - when available resources cannot support the number of people

Population Growth

East Asia - most populated, 1/4 population, along coast and many farmers

South Asia - India now most populous

Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Laos, Thailand...

Europe -

North America -

dry lands, wet lands, high lands, cold lands

Density

Arithmetic Density - Total number of people divided by the total land area

Physiological Density -

Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate

Natural Increase Rate

Fertility Rate

Doubling Time

Infant Mortality

Life Expectancy

Dependency Ratio

Population Pyramids

Demographic Transition

Definition -

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Relationship between GDP & CBR