Human Geography

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Human Geography

• Jerome D. Fellmann
• Arthur Getis
• Judith Getis
• Jon C. Malinowski

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Human Geography

• Chapter 4
• Population World Patterns, Regional Trends

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Population Growth

• Implications of the Numbers

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Some Population Definitions

• Birth Rates
• Crude Birth Rate
• Fertility Rates
• Total Fertility Rate
• Death Rates
• Crude Death Rate
• Infant Mortality Rate

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Population Pyramids

• Rapid Growth
• Stable

• Declining
• Disrupted

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Population Growth

• Natural Increase
• Doubling Times

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The Demographic Transition

• The Western Experience
• The World Divided

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The Demographic Equation

• Population Relocation
• Immigration Impacts

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World Population Distribution

• Pattern of Unevenness
• Ecumene
• Nonecumene

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Population Density

• Overpopulation
• Urbanization

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Population Data and Projections

• Population Data
• Population Projections

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Population Controls

• Malthus
• Homeostatic Plateau
• Neo-Malthusianism

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Population Prospects

• Demographic Momentum