chapter 2 questions Flashcards
which is better to understand population density? density or physiological density
physiologic bc it is out of the land that can be used
1 child only policy is a
restrictive population policy
largest pop
china
fastest growing pop
india
3 clusters
E asia S asia & England
S asia
China
Korea
Japan
25% or world pop
S asia
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
native pop is dropping where
europe
wealth strong economies =
slow growth
always wealthy =
negative growth
prediction: 2057
world pop 10 B
malthusius
we will run out of resources : food production linear and pop exponential
low status for women
higher birth rates
pop pyramid: poor
christmas tree
pop pyramid: wealthy
pine cone
welfare
sanitation, disease control, healthcare and health education
causes of IMr & CMr
low mothers health (pre&post natal care)
malnutrition + diarrhea
poor sanitation
poverty
conflict
lowest cmr + imr
japan
singapore
sweden
highest imr cmr
sierra leone & afghanistan
health depends on
temperature & region
- more diseases spread when closer to animals and in warmer climates
medical geography steps
study
analyze location
predict diffusion
prescribe & prevent
% of infectious diseases
65
malaria
300M + died
5 M dead per year
spreads by mosquito
mosquito vector
malaria, yellow fever, dengue
non vectored
airborne
std
intravenous
main killers today
heart disease
cancer
stroke
accidents
chronic genetic diseases
heart disease
cancer
diabetes
stroke
pneumonia
liver disease
100 y ago killers
tuberculosis
diarrhea
heart disease
pneumonia
