EGGS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Industrial Revolution

• School: Bloomsburg University
• Department: Environ, Geog, & Geol Sciences
• Course: EGGS 100
• Professor: Matthew Ricker

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Birth rate (natality): amount of people born each year, slowly declining. Death rate (mortality): amount of people dying each year, improvements in society lessen the death rate. Immigration: the number of people coming into your country from another country. Emigration: the number of people leaving the country. Growth rate: number of people added to the society. Ipat model: i = p x a x t. T: technology: increases use of, or protects, resources. Sensitivity: a fourth area showing how sensitive an area is to human pressure. Family planning: providing information to families so they can be educated about their options regarding families. Explain how and why the agricultural revolution affected human population size. People wanted more kids so they could help the family farm. Explain how and why the industrial revolution affected human population.