lesson 1- global patterns of pop

Question 1

what was the worlds population in 1950?

Answer 1

2.56 billion

Question 2

what was the worlds population by 1980?

Answer 2

4.46 billion

Question 3

what was the worlds population in 2010?

Answer 3

6.96 billion

Question 4

what is the worlds population predicted to be by 2050?

Answer 4

9.77 billion

Question 5

what’s the distribution of the worlds population in densely populated areas?

Answer 5

more than half live in and around densely populated areas such as India and China-> putting some animals close to extinction

Question 6

name 2 sparsely populated areas

Answer 6

1. the boreal forests
2. artic tundra

Question 7

2 examples of India’s changing demography

Answer 7

Life expectancy increased from 67 years to 70
Birth rates fallen from 21 to 17 per 1000

Question 8

which country has the lowest fertility rate in the world?

Answer 8

south korea, 1.1 per woman
china= second- 1.7

Question 9

examples of urbanisation in Sau Paulo

Answer 9

1929 built up areas had significantly grown- more than doubled by 1964
2015- pop= 21 million
predicted in 2030= 23.4 million