POPULATION

GEOGRAPHY
What is Population Geography?

 Population geography is a branch of

human geography that is focused on
the scientific study of people, their
spatial distributions and density.
This often involves factors such as
where populations are found and
how the size and composition of
these populations is regulated by
the demographic processes
of fertility, mortality,
and migration.
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
First stage – birth rates and death rate are
high
Second stage – high birth rates and low
death rates
Third stage – decreasing birth rate and
death rate
Fourth stage – low birth and death rates
with natural increase
Two types of Population growth

Exponential population growth

Logistic population growth
What is Exponential population
growth?
When resources are unlimited,
a population can
experience exponential growth,
where its size increases at a greater
and greater rate.
What is logistic population growth?
 Occurs when the growth rate decreases
as the population reaches carrying
capacity. Carrying capacity is the
maximum number of individuals in
a population that the environment can
support.
Rural Population
refers to the population in areas that
have a lower population density than
urban areas and are spread over a larger
area out than urban centers. Work in
these areas is often more focused
on agriculture than urban areas.
Poorer countries tend to have a higher
rural population than more developed
countries. In some of the least
developed countries, the rural
population that dominates.
Effects of Decreased Rural Population
 The shrinking of rural populations has both
positive and negative side effects in terms of
what rural-urban migration does to quality of
life. Earnings from non-farming activities are
estimated to account for 30-50% of rural
household income in Africa and about 60% in
Asia.
 Since rural populations do not rely
completely on their rural income, the slow
rural-urban migration can act as a form of
income diversification that can support
farming innovation.

 Small family farms that are well connected

to markets can compete with larger, more
commercial, farms.
 In addition, the urbanization provides
people with better access to previously
difficult to access amenities such as
health care, social services, and higher-
income jobs. This, in time, works to
reduce the issue of rural poverty.
Urban population
 generally refers to the population
inhabiting areas that have a greater
population density than rural areas and
are overall more compact than rural
areas.
As well as being more densely
populated than rural areas, in wealthier
countries there is generally a higher
percentage of people living in urban
centers than on rural land.
Thus, the percentage of people living
in urban centers compared to the rural
population can be an indication of the
overall development and wealth of a
country.
Going forward, as world population
increases, organizations like the United
Nations predict that the percentage of
people living in urban centers will
steadily increase as people migrate
from rural areas into cities.
 Effects of Increased Urban Population
The continuing growth of urban populations has
both positive and negative side effects on people's
lives and the environment. Urbanization can, at
times, improve both the economy and education
as people move to the cities in search of higher-
income jobs and better schooling.
As well, urban centers such as this one often
contain more high-ranked schools and
universities, leading to a higher level of
education among citizens, and access to
health care and social services is often better
in cities
However, there are numerous
environmental side effects of urbanization
that are detrimental. Urbanization will lead
to a dramatic increase in metal use,
specifically with metals such as steel for
construction.
The increased urban population will also
increase the demand for energy, with more
access to electricity and other amenities,
especially due to rural-urban migration.
This will have a large impact on energy
demand worldwide.
More specific issues will also arise,
such as pollution, increased cost and
difficulty of providing public
transportation, and destruction of
wildlife habitat.
Key Differences Between Urban and
Rural
 A settlement where the population is very high
and has the features of a built environment (an
environment that provides basic facilities for
human activity), is known as urban. Rural is the
geographical region located in the outer parts of
the cities or towns.
 The life in urban areas is fast and
complicated, whereas rural life is
simple and relaxed.
 The Urban settlement includes cities
and towns. On the other hand, the
rural settlement includes villages and
hamlets.
 There is greater isolation from nature
in urban areas, due to the existence of
the built environment. Conversely,
rural areas are in direct contact with
nature, as natural elements influence
them.
 Urban people are engaged in non-
agricultural work, i.e. trade, commerce
or service industry. In contrast, the
primary occupation of rural people is
agriculture and animal husbandry.
 Population wise, urban areas are densely
populated, which is based on the urbanization,
i.e. the higher the urbanization, the higher is
the population. On the contrary, the rural
population is sparse, which has an inverse
relationship with agriculturism.
 When it comes to social mobilization, urban
people are highly intensive as they change their
occupation or residence frequently in search of
better opportunities. However, in rural areas
occupational or territorial mobility of the
people is relatively less intensive.
 Division of labor and specialization is
always present in the urban settlement
at the time of job allotment. As
opposed to rural areas, there is no
division of labor.
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DIFFERENCES
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Quiz:
1. It is the study of the ways in which spatial
variations in the distributions, composition,
migration, and growth of populations are
related to the nature of places.
a. population
b. rural population
c. population geography
d. environment
2. It is when resources are unlimited,
where its size increases at greater and
greater rate.
a. Rural population
b. Urban population
c. exponential population growth
d. Logistic population growth
3. It is occurs when the growth rate
decreases as the population reaches
carrying capacity.
a. Logistic population growth
b. Exponential population growth
c. Rural population
d. Urban population
4. Refers to the population in areas
that have a lower population density
than urban areas and are spread over a
larger area out than centers.
a. Rural population
b. Urban population
c. Logistic population growth
d. Exponential population growth
5. Refers to the population inhabiting
areas that have a greater population
density than rural areas and overall
more compact than areas.
a. Exponential population growth
b. Logistic population growth
c. Rural population
d. Urban population
6.The geographical region located in
the outer parts of cities or towns.
a. population
b. rural
c. Urban
d. environment
7. A settlement where the population
is very high and has the features of a
built environment.
a. Rural
b. Urban
c. population
d. environment
8. It is small community size and very
large community.
a. population
b. environment
c. occupation
d. Urban
9. It is close with nature and isolated
from nature.
a. population
b. environment
c. occupation
d. Urban
10. It is agriculture is the primary
occupation and wide range of
occupational chances.
a. Occupation
b. population
c. environment
d. urban
11-12. What is the two types of
population growth?
a. exponential population growth
b. Logistic population growth
c. Rural population
d. Urban population
13-14. What is the two types of
population?
a. Rural population
b. Urban population
c. exponential population growth
d. Logistic population growth
15. In what stage of demographic
transition model that the birth rate and
the death rate are low with natural
increasing?
a. First stage
b. Second stage
c. Third stage
d. Fourth stage
16-17. The other differences of
population geography ;
a. population
b. environment
c. Urban
d. occupation
e. rural
18. In what stage of demographic
transition model that the birth rates
are high and the death rates are low?
a. First stage
b. Second stage
c. Third stage
d. Fourth stage
19. It is the place where the primary
occupation of people is agriculture and
animal husbandry .
a. Urban
b. rural
c. population
d. environment
20. The advantages or the positive
effects of urban population are the
following except,

a. Contain high-ranked schools and

universities leading to a higher level of
education
b. higher income jobs
c. improve the economy
d. destruction of wild life habitat
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