Human Population Growth

• What factors favour human population growth?

  Lower infant mortality, Higher life expectancy, Better nutrition, Better housing, Better sanitation, Medicine, Vaccination
• The human population is becoming stable (stagnation) due to:

  • better education (particularly for women), so they work instead of getting married and having children
  • better living conditions, fewer people die, fewer births needed
  • cities, reduced need for physical labour on farms
  • family planning
• overall the population is still increasing.
• Social implications of human population growth:

  • demands for roads as there is an increases number of cars
  • greater expectation for a variety of foods all year round
  • smaller families increase demand for housing
  • greater demand for leisure and recreation space