Friday, December 12, 2008

Unit Four:Online Lab/Human Population Demographics



World population 2050 compared to Nambia population 2050




World population 2050 compared to Germany population 2050
1. What was your high fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?
A- My high fertility rate country is Nambia and the fertility rate is 3.20 children.
2. What was your low fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?
A- My low fertility rate country is Germany and the fertility rate is 1.40 children.
3. The initial demographic "shape" of your high fertility rate country should have been a pyramid, with high population in young age groups. Explain why high fertility rate results in a high percentage of young people in the population. How does this affect future population growth?
A- This is because when the number is high in the fertility age bracket the population numbers increase in the "young" category because of the increased births. The future is affected in thepopulation statistics when tracking the "young" age bracket into middle age, old age, and death with increased numbers in all areas. The later future numbers for the "fertility rate" may decrease as the demographic area becomes enlarged with the prior population aging and the strain it can put on an area.
4. Your low fertility rate country might have had a more oval-shaped curve with high population in middle age groups. This is especially exaggerated if the fertility rate is below 2.00. Explain why low fertility rate leads to lots of middle-aged people.
A- Low fertility rate in a country will lead to less births which then increases the middle sector, (which is middle age) to become proportionally higher simply because of the lack of new population.
5. Write ten adjectives or descriptive phrases for what you might expect life, people's attitudes, conditions on the streets, etc. will be like in each of those situations. Imagine a situation with lots of middle-aged and older people in the population and write ten quick "brain-storm" descriptors for you think it would be like (Prescott, Arizona?). Then do the same for a situation with lots of children in the population.To get full credit for this lab (20 points), you just have to post the two screen shots and answer all the questions.
A-Scenerio with middle to old age population- 1-slower paced 2-politically conservative/ moderate 3- structured 4-predictible 5- lacking diversity in cultural differences 6- regulated 7- cautious8- unflexible 9-financially fixed 10- lacking individuality and the freedom to be controversial. 11- somewhat stagnant or possibly resistant to changing.
A- Scenerio with lots of children in the population- 1- fast paced life style 2- spontaneous 3-risk taking 4- liberal thinking 5- social program oriented 6- "green oriented" for the planet Earth 7- out spoke 8- cultural diversified and open to alternative life style. 9- community expansion minded 10- high achievement oriented 11- self propelled


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