Chapter 9 The Human Population

Chapter 9 Big Idea  The size and growth rate of human population has changed drastically over the last 200 years. Those changes have led to profound changes to almost every place on Earth.

Section 1: Studying Human Populations  Describe how the size and growth rate for human population has changed over history  What factors lead to population changes  Analyze populations using Age Structure Diagrams  Define demographic transition

Describe what you see on this graph How long did it take to get to 1 billion, then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? How many people are living today?

Why do you think population took off around the late 1880s?

 Rapid population growth has led to serious environmental problems

Studying Human Populations  Demography: the study of human population  How many people live where?  How long are you expected to live?  How many children are you likely to have.

2 General Categories of Populations  Developed Countries –Higher average income –Slower population growth –Diverse industrial economies –Stronger social support systems  Developing Countries –Lower average incomes –Rapid population growth –Simple, agriculture- based economies

Exponential Growth Exponential Growth: rapid growth often seen as J-Shaped curve on a graph Is exponential growth sustainable?

Forecasting Population Size  Will new schools be needed?  Should we be building more housing?  Should farming practices be improved?  Predictions like this often wrong because human behavior changes

POPULATION SIZE info/world-population/ info/world-population/

Forecasting Population Size  Age Structure: the distribution of ages in a population  Age Structure Diagrams aka Population Pyramids  What is useful about these diagrams?

What do age structure diagrams show? What are the “reproductive years”? Why is that important in forecasting future population growth?

Which “type” of countries are going to see most of the population growth? Which “type” of countries do people live longer lives?

Ages 0-14 Ages Ages Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Male Female Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden Population Age Structure Fig p. 184

Survivorship: percent of population likely to survive to any given age Survivorship Curves – show how much of the population survives for a given age Type I Wealthy, developed countries Most people live to be very old Type II Similar death rates at all ages Type III Very poor, undeveloped countries Many children die Forecasting Population Size

PROJECTED WORLD POPULATIONS

What causes population to rise? Population Changes = (births + immigration) – (deaths + emigration) For world population growth we are only concerned about births and deaths. Many developed countries would have negative population growth without immigration.

 Migration: movement INTO (immigration) or OUT of (emigration) an area Population Change = (births + immigration) – (deaths + emigration) U.S. growth continues because of both births and immigration

 Death rates on the decline… people living longer  Why? Population Change = (births + immigration) – (deaths + emigration) Better hygiene, sewage disposal, clean water, medicines, education, access to food, nutrition

Life Expectancy  Life Expectancy: average number of years members of a population are expected to live  Improvement in most of world  Lower INFANT MORTALITY

Compared to our neighbors

Major changes in U.S. over last 100+ years

Fertility Rates  Fertility Rate: number of children born each year per 1,000 women  Total fertility rate (lifetime)  Replacement level

What does this graph show? (Total Fertility Rate – average number of births in one woman’s lifetime How have U.S. fertility rates changed?

Fertility and Women  Two main factors impact fertility rates worldwide  Education level of women (knowledge of family planning)  Economic level of women  Generally : more education = more wealth = lower fertility rates more education = more wealth = lower fertility rates

Demographic Transition Every Country Goes Through It A model that describes how economic & social changes affect population growth rates

Demographic Transition Every Country Goes Through It Explain what you see on this chart

Stage 1 : High Birth AND Death rates = little population change Stage 2 : Death Rates Fall, Birth Rates Still High = Population Growth Stage 3: Death Rates Low, Birth Rates Drop = Population Growth Slows Stage 4: Death Rates Low, Birth Rate Low = Population Declines DESCRIBE EACH STAGE: WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Calculations  A town currently has a population of 20 people. If 10 people are born, 8 people die, 3 immigrate and 1 emigrate, what is the population?

Calculations  USA currently has a population of 320,000,000 people. If 5,000,000 people are born, 2,000,000 people die, 200,000 immigrate and 50,000 emigrate, what is the population?

Rule of 70: Doubling Time  Currently, a city has a population of 10 million. If the population is growing at 10%, when will it reach 20 million? (70/rate = doubling time)  What is the growth rate if the population increases from 200 million to 400 million in 14 years ? (70/doubling time = rate)

Section 1 Review  Describe how the size and growth rate for human population has changed over history  What factors lead to population changes  Analyze populations using Age Structure Diagrams  Terms: Demography, Age Structure, Survivorship, Fertility, Migration, Life Expectancy

Section 2 : Population Trends  What are the problems associated with rapid human population growth?  Compare developed and developing (less developed) countries  Investigate strategies for reducing population growth

Problems With Rapid Growth Lack of infrastructure to support population  Water supplies  Sewers  Roads  Schools  Power Plants  Hospitals  Housing

Problems With Rapid Growth Using up resources too quickly  Water supplies  Vegetation –Food supplies –Wood/fuels : wood supplies critical to life in many regions  Land

Problems With Rapid Growth Shortage of Fuel Wood  Supply of fuel ensures –Boiled water –Cooked food

Problems With Rapid Growth Unsafe water supplies  Sewage mixing with water supplies –Cholera –Dysentery –Typhoid  1 billion lack clean water  3 million/yr die

Clean Water Lacking If the millions of women who haul water long distances had a faucet by their door, whole societies could be transformed.

Problems With Rapid Growth Land becomes scarce  Arable land : land that can grow crops  Trade-offs made: –agriculture, housing, natural habitats  Which do you think typically wins out?

Problems With Rapid Growth Urbanization: movement of people from rural areas to cities  Much of world is going through  Increased demand on infrastructure

Problems With Growth In U.S. Suburban sprawl: work in cities live in suburbs –Decay of inner cities –Increased traffic –Loss of farmland –Decreased wildlife habitat

Suburban Sprawl

Diverse World Population Developed Countries   US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most of Europe. High Per Capita GDP. (1.2 billion people )

Comparing a Developed Country to a Moderately Developed to a Developing (Least Developed)

Diverse World Population  Developing (lesser developed)   5.2 billion people   living with very little   97% of population growth

Percent of World’s Developing countries Developed countries Population Population growth Wealth and income Resource use Pollution and waste

World Growth Rates

Strategies for Controlling Growth  Public Advertisements  Economic Incentives  Legal Punishments  Empowering Women  Investments in Education and Family Planning

Worldwide fertility rates are dropping

Growth Is Slowing but still growing Medium growth rate – fertility rates decline to replacement level by 2050

Section 2 Review  What are problems associated with rapid human population growth?  How do developed and developing (less developed) countries compare?  What are some strategies for reducing population growth?