jueves, 6 de mayo de 2010

population rates

1. Why is it called a crude rate?
It's the same as a normal rate.

2. What aspect of population growth or decline is not measured by the natural increase calculation?

The population decline.
3. Calculate the Birth and Death Rates for Ireland in each of the four years
Birth Rate:

-1995: 13/1000
-1998: 14/1000
-2000: 14/1000
-2002: 15/1000

Death Rate:


-1995: 8/1000
-1998: 8/1000
-2000: 8/1000
-2002: 7/1000

4. Calculate the Natural Increase for Ireland in each of the four years.
Natural Increase:

-1995: 4/1000
-1998: 5/1000
-2000: 6/100
-2002: 7/1000


5. Write a short paragraph outlining the population changes experienced over the period from 1995 to 2002, based on this data.

The Birth rate increased and the death rate went down. The population increased.




miércoles, 5 de mayo de 2010

The World Population


WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED REGIONS IN THE WORLD? Why?

The occident. Because in the map, it is the most spread region.

WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES? Is all territory densely populated?

India, China and Russia.

China: The most populated regions are Shangai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongking.
India: Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Myderabad, Chennai.
Russia: Moscow, Nobo Sivirsk, Vladivostok, Sankt-Petesburg, Volgograd.

Spread of the potato


The potato spread started in Peru, and it spread in America, to the South and to the North.
Then the potato spread into Spain by the Spanish invasion in South America in the 1500s.
It also spread into Europe to Belgium and France. Then, the culvation of the potato was introduced to Bermuda in the British Islands.
In the 1600s the potato appeared in Africa and Japan. In 1769, the potato spread into New Zealand.
I think that the potato spread very quickly in all the world.