Impacts of World Population Growth on type, rate & extent of Land Cover Change Flashcards
What are the 3 main factors that influence the world’s population?
Humans are living longer
- Life expectancy 72.9 yrs - higher than any country in 1950
Majority of PG is occurring in urban areas in developing countries
- South Sudan PG rate - 5.05%
Fertiltiy rates declining
- Global fertility rate 2.4 children per woman - half of what is was in 1950.
- Many ocuntries have fertility rates below replacement rate 2.1.
What part of the population growth is responsible for significant impacts on the rate and extent of land cover change?
Growth rate - has slowed but the population size needs to be sustained.
Complete this sentence: The … … of … … … are fuelled by the population …, growing … and advance in …
The 4 processes of land cover change are fuelled by population growth, growing affluence and advance in technology
