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New Birth-
__births every sec ___babies every min ?babies w/ the same b-day ?people every yr annual rate of growth? current world population? |
4 births every sec
261 babies every min 376,000 babies=same b-day 1.14% annual rate 6.8 billion |
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Growth by billions-
1800, 1930, 2054? China, India, US? Order by continents? |
1, 2, 9
1.32 billion 1.12 billion 300 million Asia,Africa,Europe,NAmer,SAmer |
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Population Growth Rate-
Growth rate=? Cause of death? Life expectancy? world av? |
Growth Rate=
[(birth+imm)-(death+emig)]/ population aging infant/child mortality infectious diseases accidents war famine how long a person will live 67 |
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Medical Advances-
Public Health? Treatments? |
sanitation
sewage treatment immunization nutrition antibotics surgery |
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Reduction of Infant/Child Mortality-
define. examples? |
prevention of childhood diseases through immunization
smallpox(eradicated) polio diphtheria whooping cough measles german measles chicken pox |
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Extension of Life Expectancy-
Three reductions? describe. World Life Expectancy? |
Reduction of:
Cardiovascular diseases -diet -exercises Cancers -anti-smoking -environmental health Occupational Safety -workplace improvements 1.Japan=82.6 2.Hong-Kong=82.2 3.Iceland=81.8 38.USA=78.2 195.Swaziland=39.6 |
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Green Revolution-
time? Innovations? |
btwn 1940s and 1960s
High yield varieties Pesticides Irrigation Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer |
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Birth Rate-
define. Demographic- what is it? general defin.? |
# of childbirths per 1,000 people per year
economic paradox the inverse relationship *found btwn wealth and fertility rate |
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Replacement Rate-
define. ex.? global population growth? |
fertility rate
-women would have only enough children *to replace themselves and their partners (2) childhood mortality -industrialized cntries= 2.1 -developed cntries=2.33 global pop growth=0 |
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r/k Selection Theory-
r-selection? k-selection? |
r:
unstable resources low prob of survn to adulthood ensurn the continuing of life quantity driven k: stable resources strong survival to adulthood quality driven |
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r-selection in Utter Pradesh-
four types? |
populations-167 million
high fertility rate high infant mortality low GDP |
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k-selection in Japan-
three types? |
low infant mortality
low fertility rate High GDP |
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US Population-
two types? describe 2nd. |
Population growth
-current=300 million -2100=400 million Population dynamics -Fertility rate *below replacement -Pop aging-baby boomer genern -immigration |
