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Year
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Human Population
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Where People Lived
(include percentages when possible)
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0 A.D.
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300 million people
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None given
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1000
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310 million people
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None given
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1800
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1 billion people
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65 percent of all people lived in Asia, 21 percent in a prospering Europe, and less than 1 percent in North America.
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1927
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2 billion people
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None given
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1960
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3 billion people
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None given
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1974
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4 billion people
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None given
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1987
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5 billion people
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None given
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1999
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6 billion people
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Europe and Africa each hold about 12 percent of the world's population. Nine percent live in Latin America, 5 percent in North America, Asia 61 percent.
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2050
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9 billion people
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None given
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Answer the following questions about the information that you read:
- In the 18th century what raised the living standards and spurred population growth?
The thing that raised living standards and spurred the population growth was the industrial revolution
- In the mid 1900s, what profoundly increased human life expectancy?
The invention of antibiotics was what increased human life expectancy
- When did the growth rate reach its all-time peak? What was the growth rate?
In the 1960’s is when the growth rate hit is all time peak. The growth rate then was 2.04 percent a year.
- In the 1970s, where did most of the population explosion happen?
Most of the population explosion happened in the developing world.
- When was the 6-billionth baby born?
The six-billionth baby was born October 12, 1999.
- Where will nearly all of the further human population growth take place in the world? What is a foreseeable problem with this?
The further population growth will take place in the developing countries. The problem with this is that the demand for food and water already outstrip supplies imagine where its going to be in 2050.
- What is a “developed” country? Characterize a developed country in terms of income per capita (person), Human Development Index, and gross domestic product (GDP).
A developed country is a country that has high levels of development. A developed country
- List 5 countries that are considered “developed.”
- Germany
- Sweden
- Finland
- Iceland
- United states
- What is a “developing” country? Characterize a developing country in terms of income per capita (person), Human Development Index, and gross domestic product (GDP).
A developing country is a country with a low level of material well being.
- List 5 countries that are considered to be “developing
- Jamaica
- Niger
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Peru
- What is the Human Development Index? What did it include?
Human development index is a statistic used to rank countries by level of human development. Its composed of life expectancy, education, and per capita.
- What is gross domestic product (GDP)?
GDP is one of the primary indicators used to gage health of a countries economy.
- How is GDP measured?
The way that GDP is measure is very complicated. There are two ways to measure it, the first way is by adding up what everyone earned in a year. And the second way is by adding up what everyone spent that year… either way that the experts do it it comes out the same way.
- What is replacement-level fertility? What is the fertility rate in European countries vs. less developed countries?
Replacement level fertility is the level of fertility a couple has to replace themselves. In European countries its is about 1.2 vs. the less developed countries having 3.5
- What is the average life expectancy for men and women in the developed world?
The average life expectancy for men and women in the world is 76 years old.
