Demography

In 1798, Thomas Malthus theorized that population growth was an impending danger that if not properly checked would result in an unfavorable outcome for human society. The main idea behind his theory was that the accelerated growth of the human population is unsustainable and that we are set to eventually outpace our ability to produce food, leading to a major catastrophe. Two hundred years later, Thomas Malthus’ theory fortunately has not come to fruition, however, it is still a major topic of…

Children have always had a different mortality rate than other age groups due to the many diseases that affect different age groups. Due to different severities of diseases some may lead to death, especially in young children after not having a fully grown immune system. There a few main diseases that have a high death rate due to the different symptoms, causes, and prevention. Three of the main diseases or illnesses that caused death in children in the 1970s are gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and…

Australia's population growth is due to natural increases (births outweigh deaths) and net overseas migration (more people enter Australia than leave). Immigration policy changes have since led to an increase in cultural diversity. Explore the population pyramid 'Australia's population' below. 1. Look at Australia's population for 2011. What do the two halves of the population pyramid show? Consider the shape of the graph. What does it suggest about the age range of the Australian…

“New techniques and technologies in agriculture paved the wave for change. Increasing amounts of food were produced over the century, ensuring that enough was available to meet the needs of the ever-growing population. “- According to http://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain/articles/the-industrial-revolution written by Dr. Mathew White. This statement is rather true because for the birth of new technologies came the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution itself contribute to why families…

Beliefs Though the French introduced French Polynesia to Catholicism in 1845, only 10 percent of the population is Catholic. The Tahitians follow a religion/heritage once built by the Maohi ancestors. One belief they have is that within everyone's physical body, there lies a soul. The soul wanders around when you’re sleeping (this projects your dreams), and it inhabits your body when you’re awake. Death occurs when your soul leaves the body. Some also believe that people have two souls; when…

The effect of being exposed to light effected the phenotype of the Drosophila melangaster. The phenotype frequencies changed for both the red eyed and white eyed fruit flies (Figure 1). In the populations that were in complete darkness, the white and red eyed phenotypic ratio stayed almost constant throughout the whole experiment for both male and female fruit flies, which was shown with a “V” formation (Figure 1). This trend did not continue, though when it came to the phenotypic ratio for…

Powhatan Tribe Research Paper I am doing my report over the Powhatan Tribe. The Powhatan Tribe is a group of Algonquian-speaking-people that were native to the New World, specifically, the Northeast Woodland Region, before the English had colonized it. The Powhatan Tribe chose to live in this region because the rivers there helped them stay clean, transport places, and irrigate crops easier. The Powhatan Tribe established in 1580 by Wahunsonacock, who created the Powhatan Confederacy that…

During the 70s through the early 2000s there was more progress. With each passing decade, racial tension in America were decrease. More people of color were gaining higher level educations and the wage gap was slowly closing (NCES 5-16). Television was beginning to include more people of color in their shows. Throughout the years shows featuring people of color were slow growing (Fig. 1 & 2). The 70s was the self-love for all and Networks were paying attention, especially when it came to the…

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world with a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour. But did you know that the “South African cheetah is extinct in Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi” as said in wikipedia.. Have you heard that an adult South African cheetahs can be 28 to 35 inches tall at the top of the shoulder. They are also a total length of 63 to 73 inches and weigh between 46 to 160 pounds. The scientific name for a South African cheetah is an Acinonyx…

Healthcare is a broad, expansive service that seeks to maintain the well-being of all citizens. Healthcare cannot exist without epidemiology, which is the study of the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations (cdc-def). The correlational between the two leads to the main issue: the epidemiology among the elderly. History has consistently displayed that children outnumbered the elderly, however, in recent years, there has been a shift. The elderly now significantly outnumber the…