Human Population
Key Points
Pressures from Population Growth
Compound Interest
Growth Curves Linear
Growth Curves Exponential
Growth Curves Sigmoid
Growth Curves Overshoot
Exponential Growth
World Population is NOT uniformly distributed
GNP per capita ($US 1992)
National Growth Rates, 1990 A Sample
Population Growth Rates(1992)
Population Doubling Time(1992)
Measures of Population Change
Demographic Transition
The Rise of Modern Plumbing
Changing Fertility
Total Fertility Rate (1992)
Family Planning
Women’s Education
Age Pyramids
Age Pyramid
Predictions of Future Population
Expected Changes United Nation Population Division (Medium 1998)
Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries
Population Over 60 -1999
Population Over 60 - 2050
Sources of Information
Email: fbretherton@ssec.wisc.edu
Home Page: http://www.aos.wisc.edu/classpages/aos121br