FRHD 3060 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Demographic Transition, Population Ageing, Geopolitics

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3060
• Professor: Kimberley Wilson

Document Summary

Demographic transition: that is, a shift from high fertility and high mortality in a society to low fertility and low mortality which usually takes about 100 years. Typically mortality rates drop faster than fertility rates. Population explosion: the worlds population increased from about one billion in 1800 to about six billion at the beginning of the twenty- first century. Population implosion: the population of most countries became concentrated in a relatively small area, primarily when young adults migrated to cities in search of work and an urban lifestyle. Population displosion: began when the population of a specific geographic area became increasingly heterogeneous owing to in or out migration and immigration. Technoplosion: the rapid spread of new technological developments created major changes and improvement in public health (such as disease control, public health and longevity work and leisure lifestyles and quality of life.