UNIT 12 HUMAN POPULATION
UNIT 12 HUMAN POPULATION 12.1 HUMAN POPULATION The number of population is increase over the time. The main cause of population changes is the change in birth rate and death rate . A high birth rate may be caused by early marriages and lack of knowledge of birth control. A high death rate may be caused by diseases, famine, and natural disasters. A high birth rate and a low death rate will result in increase in the size of population. A low birth rate and a high death rate will result in decrease in the size of population. Life expectancy may become higher with the improvement in health care and hygiene 12.2 POPULATION DENSITY Population density refers to the number of people in a given amount of space. When the population grow, the population density will increase. Population density is affected by human migration . Human migration is movement from one area to another. Human migration may occur in the form of immigration and emigratio...