GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malnutrition, Epidemiological Transition, Social Inequality
18 Jun 2020
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Population geo: the study of the spatial components of demography. Growth (or decline) of population over time. Spatial differential growth/decline of population "e. g. the causes, and consequences, of population change "e. g. Spatial differential growth/decline of population "e. g. the causes, and consequences, of population change "e. g. spatial distribution of population & the consequences with respect to global resources. What factors have contributed to these pop increases/ decreases. 1) first agricultural revolution )12,00 years ago) Mesopotamia ( the egypt, india, china and mesoamerica) Key : food production labour specialization , permanent settlement = population growth. Increase on nutrition, biologically transformation to make people able to have children. 2) industrial revolution (18th cen to 19 cen) Keys : food production, standard of living declining death rates prior to change in birth rates = pop growth. Note: industrialization occurring today in developing world. Must have lots of children to do field work but now we have tech to do work of tons of people.
