GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neolithic Revolution, Division Of Labour
11 Apr 2018
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The global population goes up about 85 million people annually. Population geography: the study of the spatial components related to population (in demography) Growth (or decline) of population over time example: the consequences of growing up in poverty or not. Spatial differential growth/decline of population example: population change between alberta (good jobs but not a good place to raise a family) vs ontario. The causes, and consequences, of population change exa(cid:373)ple: chi(cid:374)a"s o(cid:374)e child per family rule (but the aging population will have no one to take care of them) Spatial distribution of population and the consequences with respect to global resources example: consuming too much in one place and not another. Significant population changes associated with: first agricultural revolution (12,000 years ago) Mesopotamia (the egypt, india, china and mesoamerica) Key points: food production, labour specialization, permanent settlement= population growth. Epidemics: this time period was significantly prone to epidemics: industrial revolution (18th and 19th century)
