1. + The World Population A guide to organizing, understanding and applying the data

2. + Objectives To develop a working vocabulary for population geography To understand relationships and implications of demographic data To construct and analyze population pyramids at different scales

3. + What is “Population”? -The summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in the same geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. Why is it important to understand? Population shapes political systems, helps determine economic vitality, and affects Earth's natural resources.

4. + Current World Population statistics http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

5. + Exponential Growth http://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/exponentia l-growth-tutorial/bacteria-exponential-growth- curve.html

6. + Effects Of Population Growth Turn to your neighbor and brainstorm 2 effects of exponential population growth, both positive and negative. Share

7. + Effects on population growth Turn again to a different neighbor and discuss 2 things that might control population growth or lead to population decline. These can be positive or negative. Share

8. + Read Chapter 2.1 and 2.2 Answer the following: What contributes to a region being sparsely populated? Cite 4 factors What are the four regions in which most of the world’s population lives? What are the similarities in these population clusters? Examine the population cartogram (Image 2.1.1) How does it compare to the physical map of the earth shown next to it in terms of size and shape? Note 3 areas of distortion and explain reasons for each. Explain Arithmetic, physiological and agricultural density, and give examples of a situation in which each would be best used.