Crash course: Population Flashcards
What is demography?
The study of human populations
What can affect a country’s well-being?
The size, composition, and growth of a country’s population affects its well-being
What percent of earth’s population lives in poorer, less developed countries? Where can those countries be found?
About 80% of Earth’s population lives in poorer, less developed regions in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
Where can the largest concentration of people on earth be found?
In East Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan, and North & South Korea)
Where is the second-largest concentration of people?
In South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan)
Where is the third-largest concentration of people?
In Europe (from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains)
Where is the highest number of urban dwellers?
Asia
Where is the highest percentage of urban dwellers?
Europe
What is density?
The number of people in a particular land area
What is arithmetic density?
The total number of people divided by the total land area
What is physiological density?
The number of people per unit of arable land. This is helpful for analyzing the amount of farmland available in the region
What is agricultural density?
The amount of farmers per unit of arable land
What does carrying capacity depend on?
Available space, available technology, weather, climate, and ability to bring in resources from other areas to support its people
How has Japan avoided overpopulation?
It has increased its carrying capacity to avoid overpopulation by developing trade relationships with other countries so Japan could import food for its people in exchange for Japanese technology
What are some reasons for under development?
Colonial exploitation, educational and gender inequities, and inefficient economic & agricultural processes in place (among other factors)
