Chapter 9 Applying Population Ecology: The Human Population and Its Impact-15^th ed.

 

Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the term.

 

Core Case Study: Is the World Overpopulated? Read and summarize

 

9.1 Human Population Growth: A Brief History

            3 factors which led to human population increase

            Thomas Malthus- his hypothesis

            What is our carrying capacity?

 

9.2 Factors Affecting Human Population Size a

            Population Change

            Birth and Crude birth rate

            Death and Crude death rate

            Per Capita

            Replacement Level Fertility

            Total Fertility Rate

            Case Study: Fertility and Birth Rates in the USA

            Factors Affecting Birth Rates

            Factors Affecting Death Rates

            Case Study: U.S. Immigration

           

9.3 Population Age Structure

            Age Structure

            Age Categories

            Figure 9-9: Describe Each Age Structure

            Why do Teenagers Rule?

            How do we Use age structure diagrams?

            Population decline and its negative effects

            Case Study: AIDS tragedy

 

9.4 Solutions Influencing Population Size

            Demographic Transition: Stages

            Figure 9-14: Draw!

            Family Planning

            Empowering Women

           

9.5 Case Studies: Slowing Population Growth

            India’s family planning program

            China and its population program

            Government plans to reduce Pop Growth

            Solutions: Reducing Population Growth method

 

9.6 Human Impacts on Natural Systems

            Figure 9-17