Transcript Population Patterns

Population
Patterns
Chapter 9 Section 1
Human Characteristics
• About 572 million ppl (2012)
• Many ethnic grps:
– Amerindians (Natives/ Indigenous)
– Europeans (Span, Port, & French started)
• Argentina & Uruguay = immigrant nations
– Africans
– Asians (Chin. in Peru & Jap. in Brazil)
Human Characteristics
• Blending of grps:
–Mestizos: Eur + Amerindians
• (MX, Hond., El Salv., Para.)
–Mulattoes: Eur + Africans
• (Cuba, DR)
–Zambos: African +
Amerindians
Human Characteristics
• Language:
–Spanish #1
–Brazil: Portuguese
–Haiti, Martinique, F.G.: French
–Jamaica, Belize, Guyana: English
Human Characteristics
• Lang. cont’d
–Most ppl are bilingual
• European and indigenous lang.
• Patois- dialects that blend
indigenous, European, African,
and Asian.
Population
• Growth @ 55%
–800 million by 2050
• Problem b/c geography limits
where people live…like…?
Pop. lives on 1/3 of land
Population
• Populated Rim:
–Most live on coast
• Why not interior? Why coast?
–E. Coast is most populated
–N & W: Caracas to Santiago is
next
–Few live on NE coast (too tropical)
& few in far S (Patagonia)
Population
• To get ppl to
the interior,
Braz. govn’t
moved capital
from Rio de
Janerio to
Brasilia
Population
• Density: don’t forget about size
of country!
–Ecuador= 158 ppl/sq. mile
–Brazil= 60 ppl/sq. mile
–Barbados= 1,652 ppl/sq. mile
Population
• Greater Mexico City is world’s 2nd
most populous metro area (22.5
mil)
–Tokyo is 1st (35.5 mil)
• Sao Paulo is largest city in LA &
2nd in world (10 mil)
–Shanghai is largest (17 mil)
Migration
• Reason to move N to US:
– better living conditions, political
freedom, & to escape political unrest
–Mostly from MX, Central America, and
Caribbean
–Most move to CA, TX, NY, FL, and IL
Migration
• “Coyotes”- those who help to
illegally smuggle ppl, esp. from
MX
–Multibillion $ business
–Some do it to help
–Others are ruthless and violent
Migration
• “Wet foot” vs. “Dry foot”
–For Cuban immigrants
–Make it to land, they’re granted
asylum from communist Cuba
• Can apply for citizenship
–Those caught in water are sent
back
Migration
• Seven Mile Bridge
–Connects mainland to FL islands
–Damaged multiple times from
hurricanes
–If Cubans make it to old part/piers
that are no longer connected sent
back to Cuba (not on US soil)
Migration
• Internal Migration:
–Rural to urban for jobs
• Fertile land is scarce or owned by
wealthy
• MX City, Rio & Sao Paulo, Buenos
Aires- most urbanized
• Stresses cities resources (fresh
water, sewers, utilities, HOUSING)
Migration
in Rio de Janeiro
• Common pattern:
Move to city for job 
Rural ppl lack edu./ skills for good job 
Housing, schools & health care strained
No $ to return to village 
Forced to live in pov. w/ poor housing 
Families split under stress 
Many homeless children
Migration
• Moving to other LA countries
–Leave mostly for pull factors
–DR is in bad shape…many move to
NYC (800,000 in 80s) or PR (200,000 in
80s) waiting to get into US
–Haitians moving to DR stress
resources
“Terror at Sea”
• Read article, can finish at home
• On a sheet of notebook paper:
–Cite the source (title, author, date,
source)
–Reflect on: (1 page)
• How did it make you feel? What would you
have done if you were in their shoes?
• Did it affect your viewpoint on immigration?
Why or why not?