GEO 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Immigration, Baby Boomers, Diminishing Returns
7 Nov 2012
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Most population located along coastal areas and the floodplains of major river systems. Ten countries account for two-thirds of the world"s population. Figure 3. 1 for most of human existence, population levels were low and growth rates were zero. Only with the industrial revolution that created the modern age did growth rates begin to rise. 76 million people each year (about mexico-size: 208,000 each day, 2. 4 per second. Figure 3. 2: population map of the world, with one dot representing 10,000 people. Population density in east asia and south asia is extremely high. This map shows the area of each country in proportion to its population. In 2010, 6 of the 10 most populated countries are in asia: china, india, indonesia, japan, bangladesh, pakistan. Other regions: africa 14, europe 11, latin america 8. 6, north america 5% Three fourths of the world"s people live in developing regions. Several countries with large populations have relatively low population densities united states.
