Stepek AP Human Geography



AP Human Geography The World Population Data Sheet Activity Mr. Stepek

(using statistical tables and analyzing data)

Directions: Using the chart below, answer the following questions. Remember to answer in complete answer format. The questions require you to make connections between sets of data and to draw conclusions. I’m not giving you the answer; I want YOU to think about why these statistics are related. It will be helpful to complete this after you have completed Guided Reading 2a (Population) #8. In addition, information presented during our completion of the Demographic Transition graphic organizer will also be helpful. That is why is not due until Monday 10/7.

1. Calculate the NIR for the following global regions (in order to differentiate between MDCs and LDCs, the following chart uses Brandt’s interpretation, except for Central Asia which is being classified as LDCs and Japan which is grouped with East Asia)?

Region |Crude Birth Rate

(CBR)

(# of births/1000 pop.) |Crude Death Rate

(CDR)

(# of deaths/1000 pop.) |Natural Incr. Rate (NIR or RNI)

(NIR = CBR – CDR divided by 10 to convert to %) |Total Fertility Rate

(TFR) |Infant Mortality Rate

(IMR)

(out of 1,000 live births) |GNI per capita

(global avg. = $17,904) |% urban | |MDC Regions |Anglo-America |11 |9 |.2% (or .002) |1.7 |6 |$61,747 |82 | | |Northern Europe |11 |9 | |1.7 |3 |48,537 |81 | | |Western Europe |10 |10 | |1.7 |3 |53,401 |80 | | |Eastern Europe |10 |12 | |1.5 |5 |24,607 |69 | | |Southern Europe |8 |10 | |1.3 |3 |36,659 |72 | | |Oceania |17 |7 | |2.4 |20 |36,470 |68 | |“LDC” Regions |Northern Africa |25 |6 | |3.2 |23 |10,966 |52 | | |Sub-Saharan Africa |34 |8 | |4.5 |49 | 5,186 |43 | | |Latin America and the Caribbean |17 |6 | |2.0 |15 |16,111 |78 | | |Southwest Asia |20 |5 | |2.6 |19 |29,369 |71 | | |Central Asia |23 |6 | |2.8 |16 |11,709 |48 | | |South Asia |21 |6 | |2.3 |36 | 7,673 |34 | | |Southeast Asia |17 |7 | |2.2 |22 |12,928 |49 | | |East Asia° |11 |7 | |1.5 |9 |21,266 |63 | |° please note that Japan is included in these figures for East Asia, otherwise (according to Brandt’s Line) all others are considered LDCs for this exercise

2. What is significant about a TFR of 2.1 (see de Blij p 49)? How does the TFR compare between MDC and LDC regions with reference to TFR of 2.1?

3. What demographic problem is being faced by the MDC regions of Eastern and Southern Europe? What are the long-term consequences to population in these regions of this problem?

4. What does the TFR and the NIR for Anglo- America imply about the population growth in Anglo-America? Based on that rate Anglo-America’s population should grow about 33 million by 2050. Why do you think Anglo-America’s population is projected by the Population Reference Bureau to grow by almost 70 million over the next 30 years? (Think about this, what other factor affecting population growth is NOT taken into account in the above chart)

5. Which region has the highest fertility rates? Which region has the highest infant mortality rate? Why are these two demographic statistics related?

6. How does the urbanization rate in Latin America compare to that of most other LDC regions? How does Latin America’s NIR compare to most other LDC regions? Explain the correlation/relationship between these two factors.

7. Which LDCs regions have a GNI per capita greater than the world average? How does the NIR in these regions compare to the NIR in regions where the GNI per capita is below the world average? Explain the relationship between GNI per capita and NIR. What region is an exception to this relationship, what might be a cultural reason for this exception?

8. What “LDC” region has the lowest NIR? This region includes two countries that reduced their population growth rates in different ways. Compare and contrast the methods used by South Korea to lower its NIR in the 1960s and 1970s and China’s policy which began in the late 1970s (see “Anti-natalist policies in South Korea and China” article on website under Population Articles in Unit 2)?

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