SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sub-Saharan Africa, Demographic Transition, Developing Country
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Richest 2% own over half of global wealth. Poorest half own barely 1% of global wealth. 1. 2 billion people live in wealthy countries and 5. 8 billion live in poor countries. Us (425, russia (96), china (95), germany (55), and india (48); (sub-saharan. Reasons for inequality: geographic isolation, climate, overpopulation, no natural resources. The fastest population growth is seen in less-developed countries. It wasn"t until 1830 that the global population reached 1 billion. As of today, it can be seen that the global population is stabilizing. Still fairly high in parts of africa and the middle east. Population grows by almost 1 million people every four days (227,252 people each day) People live an average of 69 years. Important to consider the issues surrounding these. What do people actually need to survive? (how much?) People strain earth"s environment, adding to climate change, and soil/water depletion. It took until 1830 to hit 1 billion. Rate of growth depends on fertility rates.
