GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography 1001-Notes
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Rate of natural increase=number of births number of deaths(expressed as percent) Total fertility rate-measures how many children an average woman may have during her child bearing years. Us, uk, europe, uae: stage 5, death rate is low, birth rate keeps decreasing, population growth is decreasing, ex. World population is growing overall mostly in the middle east and sub-- Cultural consideration: promoted family size: catholics, mormons, muslims, government policy, china(one child policy, japan, italy, russia(tax breaks, chronic disease, disaster, war: endemic aids. Feb. 5th 2014: development- changes in structure, growth-increase in size. Economic and social development: economic development- increased prosperity and social improvements(often uneven, gini coefficient- measures equality throughout the world(0 is equal; 1 is unequal) West germanic: german: 90 million, english: 60 million. North germanic: danish, norwegian, and swedish: 20 million, latin or romance language. Evolved from latin and have strong regional dialects: slavic language family.
