1. Why are some countries more developed than others?
Demographics
Why are some countries more developed than others?

2. Your Theory
Write a theory that gives at least one reason why some countries are more developed than others.

3. Demographics Demo= people Graph= to write
Demographics are numbers (statistics) that tell us about the level of development.
Geographers look at how demographic information like population growth, population density, birth rate, life expectancy, literacy rate, per capita GDP to understand the overall health, wealth and development of a country

4. Section Outline
Outline chapter 3 section 1 of your Prentice Hall World Geography text book.
Use an idea map/web format with the word “population” in the center.
1. Draw three spokes out from the word population and write the main ideas from (bold red headings) at the end of each line.
2. Create more branches off the main spokes by using the green subheadings.
3. fill in details around the branches with details from the body of the text. Keep in mind that nouns that answer the question what, where, when, who are usually important details that can be connected to the subheadings

5. World Population Cartogram
A cartogram distorts land to match some demographic variable. In this case the size of the country is in proportion to it’s population

6. Distribution of World Population
Over one half of the world’s population lives in Asia

7. Population Growth by Region
Africa doesn’t have the most people but it is the fastest growing continent. At present growth rates of By 2050 the countries of Africa will have a combined population of over 2 billion.
In 1950 there were two Europeans for every African. In 2050 there will be two African’s for every European.

8. Largest Populations Country population China 1.3 billion India
U.S.
304 million
Indonesia
232 million
Brazil
187 million
Pakistan
163 million
Bangladesh
159 million
Nigeria
148 million
Russia
142 million
The darker the color, the more
people that live there.

9. Student Practice
Color the countries with the biggest populations on your map

10. Arithmetic Density
Divide the number of people in a place by the size of the place
Example: United States Population (300 million) divided by it’s land size (3,717,796 square miles)
Answer: people per square mile in the United States

11. Student Practice What is the arithmetic density of the classroom?
What is the physiological density of the classroom?
Color the ten most densely populated countries the same color on your map.
Which countries are the biggest and the most densely populated?

12. Population Density Country Population Land area Population Density
China
1.3 billion
9.6 km
138 (75)
India
1.1 billion
3.3 km
336 (33)
U.S.
304 million
31 (180)
Indonesia
232 million
1.9 km
117 (89)
Brazil
187 million
8.5 km
22 (192)
Pakistan
163 million
796,000
198 (58)
Bangladesh
159 million
143,998
1,045 (11)
Nigeria
148 million
1.0 km
142 (74)
Russia
142 million
17 km
8 (220)

13. How Accurate is Arithmetic Density?
Is population distributed evenly?
What might cause populations to cluster closer together or spread further apart?
access to water
arable soil
landforms

14. What kinds of climate do most people live in?
Population Density
World Climates

15. Physiological Density
Physiological density is the number of people per arable land area.
This is a good measure of the relation between population and agricultural resources in a society.

16. What makes populations grow?
Populations grow when births are high and deaths are low.

17. Demographic Transition Model
What causes the changes in each stage?
Demographic Transition Model
Stage 1: Hunting and Gathering, nomadic herding
Stage 2: Farming
Stage 3: Manufacturing (developing)
Stage 4: Services (developed)

18. Demographic Comparisons Assignment
Objective: Determine which countries are developed, developing and less developed.
Instructions:
1-Choose one country from the list of countries on the data chart.
2-Compare it’s birthrate, infant mortality, life expectancy, literacy and per capita GDP with the examples on the sheet titled “Demographic Comparisons.”
3. Write that country under the example that it matches most closely in at least three categories.

19. World Birthrates
Birth’s per 1,000 people

20. Number of Undernourished (million)
Country
Number of Undernourished (million)
India
217.05
China
154.0
Bangladesh
43.45
Democratic Republic of Congo
37.0
Pakistan
35.2
Ethiopia
31.5
Tanzania
16.1
Philippines
15.2
Brazil
14.4
Indonesia
13.8
Vietnam
Thailand
13.4
Nigeria
11.5
Kenya
9.7
Sudan
8.8
Malnutrition

21. Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)
Rank
Country
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) 1
Angola
182.31 2
Sierra Leone
156.48 3
Afghanistan
154.67 4
Liberia
143.89 5
Niger
115.42
218
Iceland
3.25
219
Hong Kong
2.93
220
Japan
2.80
221
Sweden
2.75
222
Singapore
2.30
Infant Mortality

22. Life Expectancy What factors effect a person’s health?
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What factors effect a person’s health?
What is the relationship between health and
development?

23. What is the relationship between population growth and literacy?
Country
Population Growth Rate
Literacy
Rank
Liberia
4.83%
57.5%
152
United Arab Emirates
3.99%
77.9% 94
Burundi
3.59%
67.3%
143
Uganda
3.57%
66.8%
144
Kuwait
3.56%
93.3% 72
Yemen
3.46%
50%
155
DRC (Congo)
3.39%
67%
109
Oman
3.23%
81.4%
117

24. Where are the most literate countries?

25. High Literacy and Population Growth
Pop growth
rank
Georgia 100%
-1.85
227
Cuba %
-.01
207
Estonia %
-.035
219
Poland %
-.15
213
Latvia %
-.52
222
Slovenia 99.7%
203
Belarus %
-.55
224
Lithuania99.6%
-.53
223
Armenia 99.5%
-.23
214

26. Per Capita GDP Blue =high ($30,000 +)
green =high middle ($15,000-$30,000)
purple =low middle ($1,000-$15,000)
red = low (less than $1000)

27. What is the relationship between population growth and wealth?
Country
Population Growth Rate
PC GDP
GDP rank
Liberia
4.83%
$229
176
United Arab Emirates
3.99%
$42,934 16
Burundi
3.59%
$128
178
Uganda
3.57%
$363
166
Kuwait
3.56%
$41,268 20
Yemen
3.46%
$972
132
DRC (Congo)
3.39%
$166
177
Oman
3.23%
$12,643 40
Only 40 out of 225 countries make over $20,000 per year

28. World’s Richest Countries and Population Growth
Country
Per Capita GDP
Growth %
Growth Rank
Luxembourg
$99,225
1.21
111
Norway
$79,798
.36
163
Qatar
$72,740
2.39 39
Iceland
$64,651
.82
133
Ireland
$61,644
1.14
117
Denmark
$56,820
.31
167
Switzerland
$54,787
.38
161
United States
$45,793
.89
129
Finland
$45,070
.13
184

29. Reading: Think, Pair, Share
Read one of the following sections of the text book while two other people in your group read the two other sections
Page : Africa
Page : India
Page : China
Share what you learned with your group.
Answer the following questions:
Why is/did the population grow so fast?
What problems resulted from rapid population growth?
What has been done to control the population?

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