GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Doubling Time
18 Dec 2017
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Population geography: the study of the spatial expressions of population. Current global population: 7. 55 billion (oct. 2017) 1. 5 billion people in your lifetime: 225,000 per day. Adding half the population of hamilton everyday. Population growth rate: ~1. 2 (1. 13 in 2016) per year. Beyond simple growth, the key issues are: differential (unequal) population growth, the consequences of this growth. Recall: distribution: geographic phenomena can be explained with reference to the distance between them and their spatial organization. Recall: the world is divided into haves" and have nots" with respect to economic and social development. The most populous countries tend not to be part of the global core". A large number for people who live in poverty and with poor access to health-care, education, housing, etc. Recall: population density: the number of people occupying an area of land. A depiction of one of the several ways to measure density. Arithmetic (crude): # of people per unit area of land.
