April 24, 2012

We went over our map
We also talked about what we are going to be doing in the next week until school is done pretty much.

World population is 7 billion, us is 313 million, Iowa 3.2 million, Harlan is 5 to 6 thousand.

PowerPoint

  • Birth Rate- Number of live births per given woman per year.
  • Fertility Rate- Average number of children born to a woman in her life time.
  • Death Rate- Number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year.
  • Population Growth Rate- A chain or growth of the number of people. How quickly or slowly it is rising
  • Rate of natural increase- Birth rate - the death rate.
  • Population density- Number of people living per unit in an area
  • Life expectancy- How long people are expected to live.
  • Carrying capacity- How many people can the earth hold before it falls apart?
  1. Every second the world adds 2.5 people
  2. Every minute 149
  3. Every day 215,120
  4. Every month 6,543,220
  5. What are the most populated countries in the world?- China, India, US, Indonesia, Brazil, Russia, Japan
  6. What are the most populated metropolitan areas in the world?- Tokyo Japan, Guangzhou China, Seoul South Korea, Delhi India, Mexico City Mexico, New York City USA, Sao Paulo Brazil, Manila Philippines, Shanghai China.
  7. When did the world first reach 1 billion people?- 1800
  8. How long does it now take to increase the world population by one billion people?- 12 years
  9. Why is population booming- Better medicine and people living longer. Cooking their food better eating better. Betting living conditions.

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