unit 2: europe. this map is telling us something…
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What countries are uncharacteristically big?
Can you think of anything that these countries have in common?
This map is of the total population of that particular country relative to the rest of the
worldHow does Europe compare to it’s normal shape
or others around the world?
How have demographic characteristics created a population profile unique to the continent of Europe?
Demography
•Is the study of human populations•So… Our essential question is, “How are human populations in Europe unique?”
The first unique characteristic is…• http://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_anim
ation.html
The first unique characteristic is…• http://www.worldmapper.org/animations/income_anim
ation.html
• it has a wealthy, urban population
Why does Europe have an aging population?
• 1) Persistently (continual) low fertility rates•What fertility rate does a developed country have to have to just stabilize the population?• Germany has the lowest birth rate: 1.36 (2012)
• TOP 10 FERTILITY RATES• Ireland 2.07 • France 2.03 • UK 1.98 • Sweden 1.98 •Denmark 1.87 • Finland 1.87 •Netherlands 1.79 • Estonia 1.63 • Luxembourg 1.63 • Slovenia 1.57
Why does Europe have an aging population?
2) People are living longer with better healthcare and education.
Why does Europe have an aging population?
3) Higher standards of living and less jobs requiring manual labor(What is manual labor?)
Citations• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/21/germa
ny-birthrate-low-falling• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204800/Britis
h-birth-rate-soared-highest-Europe-thanks-increase-migrants.html• http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=2030
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Vocabulary: How Aging Population Deepens European's Economic Woes•Grappling- Struggling
•Stagnant- Staying the same
•Living standards- comfort in everyday life
•Pensions- allowance each month to retired workers
•Emigration- leave a country and settle in another
•Apocalyptic- catastrophic, devastating
•Magnitude- significance
•Periphery- fringe or edge
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