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Population Distribution

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

(WORLD POPULATION)

THE GROWTH OF POPULATION

Until quite recently systematic study of population has been largely neglected by geographers, in contrast with other fields of Human Geography. However, in recent years there has been a growing awareness of the importance of population studies within the broad framework of human geography.

Population geography is concerned with the study of demographic processes and their consequences in an environmental context. The study of population is called demography, and it is important for the human geographer, to know, for any country or area he may he studying the following facts: :

(a) The size or numbers of the population..
(b) The density and distribution of the population.
(c)The growth during recent times.
(d) The current rate Of growth and movements..
(e) The age structure of the population.
(f) The balance between males and females.
(g) The standard and ratio of literacy.

These are matters of considerable consequence to the state government for they have economic and social even politico military implications
Around 5000 BC It is possible that the total world population was only of the order of some 10 millions By the time of Christ it has been estimated that the Earths peoples totaled about 100 millions By AD 1600 world population was probably around 400 millions If we look at the history of growth of population of the world, we shall find that the population has increased very rapidly over a particular period of time. During three centuries, between 1650 and 1950 the population of the world increased five fold, i.e. from 500 millions to about 2,500 millions. We are living in a period of Un paralleled population growths. In 1980 the estimated world population was more than 4.332 millions, In (Mid-1996) the world population was estimated 5,771 millions, and apparently increasing by over 8000 each hour, every day there are an additional 300,000 mouths to be fed. At...