GEOG 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Doubling Time
3 Sep 2016
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G e o g r a p h y 1 5 0 : l e c t u r e # 1. Breaking it down: geo means earth, graphos means describe, logy means study of. Chapter one geography and development: development is not the same as economic growth, economic growth value of goods and services produced in any given year, development process of change which provides basic needs for majority of a population. Development process not the same for every country. Process must be sustainable over long period of time: qualifying development, environment and natural resources don"t guarantee prosperity, cultural influences on development, historical experiences are important. Abusive relationships: population and development, no such thing as overpopulation as long as economy is sufficient enough to maintain the amount of people, population growth though time. Majority of growth in less developed countries. Rate of natural increase percent of population increase.
