Human Population Growth

Cards (4)

  • 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