Unit 2 5.3

Question 1

What are some major events that shaped human population growth.

Answer 1

The industrial revolution, supplies more reliable, before then only half on children survived.

Question 2

What did Thomas Malthus say about human population growth.

Answer 2

He said that the survival of the human population is entirely dependent on limited resources. He said that human population could only be regulated by war, famine, and disease.

Question 3

True or False

Answer 3

Ever since the mid-1960’s the growth rate of our global population has been slowly decreasing.

Question 4

Demography

Answer 4

The scientific study of the human population. Helps explain how human pop. will change over time

Question 5

Demographic Transition

Answer 5

Is a dramatic change from high death rates and birth rates to low birthrates and death rates. (Make sure to review graph on 5.3)
Stage 1-birth and death rates are equally high
Stage 2-death rate begins to fall but birthrates remain high for a time.
Stage 3- the birthrate falls to meet the death rate.

Question 6

Age structure diagram

Answer 6

Diagrams that compare the number of people in different age categories.(male+female)

Question 7

By what time is it expected that our population will reach 9 billion

Answer 7

2050