chapter 2 questions Flashcards
which is better to understand population density? density or physiological density
physiologic bc it is out of the land that can be used
1 child only policy is a
restrictive population policy
largest pop
china
fastest growing pop
india
3 clusters
E asia S asia & England
S asia
China
Korea
Japan
25% or world pop
S asia
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
native pop is dropping where
europe
wealth strong economies =
slow growth
always wealthy =
negative growth
prediction: 2057
world pop 10 B
malthusius
we will run out of resources : food production linear and pop exponential
low status for women
higher birth rates
pop pyramid: poor
christmas tree
pop pyramid: wealthy
pine cone
welfare
sanitation, disease control, healthcare and health education
causes of IMr & CMr
low mothers health (pre&post natal care)
malnutrition + diarrhea
poor sanitation
poverty
conflict
lowest cmr + imr
japan
singapore
sweden
highest imr cmr
sierra leone & afghanistan
health depends on
temperature & region
- more diseases spread when closer to animals and in warmer climates
medical geography steps
study
analyze location
predict diffusion
prescribe & prevent
% of infectious diseases
65
malaria
300M + died
5 M dead per year
spreads by mosquito
mosquito vector
malaria, yellow fever, dengue
