APHG CHAPTER 2
Subject:
Human Geography [1]
Tags:
Demography [2]
population [3]
Human Geography [5]
Overpopulation [8]
World population [9]
Birth rate [10]
Social Issues [14]
Chapter 2 Population 1 Population: A Critical Issue A study of population is important in understanding a number of issues in human geography. So our first main issue is a study of population. The Key Issues your book mentions are: 1. Where is the world?s population distributed? 2. Where has the world?s population increased? 3. Why is population increasing at different rates in different countries? 4. Why might the world face an overpopulation problem? 2 Study of Population The study of population is critically important for three reasons: The world?s population increased at a faster rate during the second half of the twentieth century than ever before in history. Virtually all global population growth is concentrated in less developed countries.