Population Growth
What is population?
Population is the number of people
living in a place.
What is Urbanization?
The increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
THE LARGEST CONTINENT IN THE WORLD
ASIA
What is population growth.
The increase of people living in cities.
What is a Megacity?
Defined as cities with over 10 million
inhabitants.
WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
Geography is the science that studies the features of the Earth and its connection to people and the environment.
How does population grow?
If the birth rate is higher than the death rate.
Rural to Urban Migration
mentions the two factors
Push factors: mechanization, lack of rural jobs.
Pull factors: better living standards, services, jobs
in cities.
The word Geography came from two Greek words
"geo" (Earth) and "graphos" (to write). Geography literally means description about Earth.
Why is population íncreasing?
Because of advances in modern technology and agriculture
Natural Population Growth, define
Urban areas offer better healthcare →
lower mortality.
Young migrants start families in cities.
Two branches of geography? define them
Physical Geography
Studies the structure of the environment including climate, landforms, and other natural patterns.
Human Geography
Studies the effect of human behavior on the environment. It also includes looking at cultural, economic, and political impacts.
What are the consequences of overpopulation?
environmental breakdown, low resource, and increased risk of conflict and disease
High concentration in Asia, mentions three cities
Tokyo, Delhi,
Shanghai...
KEY CONCEPTS The main themes of Geography are:
Location, Movement, Environment, Region, Place