UNIT 12 WORLD POPULATION

EXERCISES
1. How do you know if Albacete's population has increased or decreased in the last years? 2. Graph the following data table and answer the questions:
YEAR 1 1000 1500 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 1980 2000 2006 2020 2050 INHABITANTS (MILLIONS) 300 310 500 790 980 1260 1650 2556 4447 6071 6525 7603 9401

a) How was the growth of world population until 1750? b) Why do you think the growth rate was so slow? c) When did the biggest population growth happen?

3. Look at the map on page 121 and answer the next questions:
a) What are the countries with the highest birth and fertility rates? b) Why?

4. Using an Atlas and the map on page 121, indicate how are the birth rates in these countries: EEUU, India, Uruguay, Italy, South Korea, Egypt, Nigeria and Norway.

* Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2007

5. Calculate the mortality rate (MR) in Asia, using the data below:
- Total population: 3.954.997.811 - Number of deaths in a year: 27.766.860 a)What do you think? Is it high, medium or low?

6. Africa's mortality rate (MR) is around 13,6 . How is it? Is it high, medium or low? 7. Which countries have a high mortality rate? Why do you think that is the case? 8. Watch the following data base and then answer the questions: COUNTRY Japan Ethiopia Bolivia Netherlands Life expectancy Infant mortality
a) Which countries are developed? Which countries are developing? b) Why developed countries have a higher life expectancy?

82 49 65,8 79

2,8 93,6 51,8 5

9. Calculate the natural growth rate in Australia, using the following datas:
Birth rate: 16,4% Death rate: 7,3% a) How is this growth? Is it high, medium or low?

10. Calculate the birth rate, death rate and the natural growth rate of the following countries:
a) Indicate if the results are high, medium or low.
COUNTRY TOTAL POPULATION BIRTHS DEATHS

b) Indicate if these countries are developed or devolping. Why?

Morrocco Brazil Thailand France

33.241.259 188.078.227 64.631.595 63.328.504

730.643 3.114.575 896.440 829.603

185.486 1.160.443 455.006 530.060

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11. Many Spanish people left their homes in the 50's and the 60's. Ask your family for people who left their homes and then write in your notebook where they went (other countries or another places in Spain), why they left their homes and advantages and disadvantages that they found. 12. Why many people leave their countries to live in another one? 13. The U.N. Estimates that in 2050 there will be 9.401 million people, around 8.168 million people will live in developing countries and 1.233 million of inhabitants will be in developed countries. What percentage of inhabitants will live in developing countries? What percentage of inhabitants will live in developed countries? 14. Analyze the next data table and answer the questions: COUNTRY GERMANY FRANCE LITHUANIA PORTUGAL CHESC REP. BIRTH RATE 8,2 13,1 8,8 10,7 9 DEATH BIRTH 10,6 8,4 11 9,9 10,6
a) Calculate the natural growth using the next formula:
NGR= Birth rate (BR) Death rate (DR) Then you have to pass the into %: the result x 100 X=-------------------------------- = NGR 1000

b) Why do some European countries have a negative growth?

15. Graph the following data table and answer the questions:
a) How many inhabitants were there in Spain in 1900? And in 2007? SPANISH POPULATION'S EVOLUTION b) What was the year with the most growth?

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2000 2007 2025*

18.616.630 19.990.669 21.388.551 23.677.095 26.014.278 28.117.873 30.582.936 33.956.047 37.742.561 39.433.942 40.499.791 45.200.737 49.974.892

16. Explain if the next sentences are true or false:

a) Developed countries have a high birth rate. b) Aging is one of the most important problems in developing countries. c) More than 50% of inhabitants in developed countries are under 14 years old. d) Some regions of Europe are densely populated areas. e) Almost 80% of world population lives in developing countries. f) The main characteristic of Spanish demography is aging population. g) The natural growth of Spanish population is high.

17. Complete the next table in your notebook: DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

BR DR NGR MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS EXAMPLE

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Spain

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18. Calculate the birth rate, death rate and natural growth using the following data:
AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES MADRID MURCIA ARAGON ASTURIAS BALEARIC ISLANDS EXTREMADURA

a) Which autonomous community has the highest birth rate?

POPULATION 6.008.183 1.370.306 1.277.471 1.076.896 1.001.062 1.086.373 BIRTHS 71.740 18.144 12.326 7.699 11.661 10.271 DEATHS 40.450 9.797 12.964 12.318 7.812 10.108

And the lowest? b) Which autonomous community has the highest death rate? And the lowest? c) Which autonomous communities have a negative natural growth? Why? d) How is Asturias' natural growth? Is it higher o lower than Madrid's natural growth?

19. Answer the next questions:

What is density of population in Spain? Is the population density similar in every autonomous community?

20. The next map contain information about natural growth rate. Answer the next questions:

a) What are the regions with the highest natural growth rate? b) Are these regions developed countries or underdeveloped? c) How are the birth and death rates in all these regions with a high natural growth? d) What do you think about the natural growth in Spain? Why?