Population (Unit 2)
von Abigail Foster
1. Population Policies
1.1. Pronatalist
1.1.1. Promote Population Growth
1.1.2. Denmark, Japan, South Korea
1.1.3. Baby Bonus, Tax Credits,
1.2. Anti-natalist
1.2.1. Discourage Population Growth
1.2.2. India and China
1.2.3. One-Child Policy, Sterilization
2. Distribution
2.1. Physical Factors
2.1.1. Climate
2.1.2. Landforms
2.1.3. Water Bodies
2.2. Human Factors
2.2.1. Culture
2.2.2. Economics
2.2.3. History
2.2.4. Politics
3. Population Density
3.1. Arithmetic Density
3.1.1. Total population/Total land area
3.2. Physiological Density
3.2.1. Number of people/Unit of arable land
3.3. Agricultural Density
3.3.1. Number of farmers/Unit of arable land
4. Population Composition
4.1. Age Structure
4.1.1. Dependency Ratio
4.2. Sex Ratio
4.2.1. Number of Women compared to Number of Men
4.3. Population Pyramid
4.3.1. Predict markets for goods and services
4.3.2. Population growth and decline