Population Population PatternsPatternsChapter 9 Section 1

Human Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• 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 Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Blending of grps:–Mestizos: Eur + Amerindians

• (MX, Hond., El Salv., Para.)

–Mulattoes: Eur + Africans• (Cuba, DR)

–Zambos: African + Amerindians

Human Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Language:–Spanish #1

–Brazil: Portuguese

–Haiti, Martinique, F.G.: French

–Jamaica, Belize, Guyana: English

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Human Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Lang. cont’d–Most ppl are bilingual

• European and indigenous lang.

• Patois- dialects that blend indigenous, European, African, and Asian.

PopulationPopulation• Growth @ 55%

–800 million by 2050

• Problem b/c geography limits where people live…like…?

Pop. lives on 1/3 of land

PopulationPopulation• 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)

PopulationPopulation

• To get ppl to the interior, Braz. govn’t moved capital from Rio de Janerio to Brasilia

PopulationPopulation

• Density: don’t forget about size of country!–Ecuador= 158 ppl/sq. mile

–Brazil= 60 ppl/sq. mile

–Barbados= 1,652 ppl/sq. mile

PopulationPopulation• Greater Mexico City is world’s 2nd

most populous metro area (21.2 mil) –Tokyo is 1st (32.5 mil)

• Sao Paulo is largest city in LA & 7th in world (10 mil)–Shanghai is largest (17 mil)

MigrationMigration

• 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

MigrationMigration

• “Coyotes”- those who help to illegally smuggle ppl, esp. from MX–Multibillion $ business

–Some do it to help

–Others are ruthless and violent

MigrationMigration• “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

MigrationMigration

• 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)

MigrationMigration• Internal Migration:

–Rural to urban for jobs• Fertile land is scarce or not shared by wealthy

• MX City, Rio & Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires- most urbanized

• Stresses cities resources (fresh water, sewers, utilities, HOUSING)

MigrationMigration

• Common pattern:Move to city for job Rural ppl lack edu./ skills for good job Housing, schools & health care strainedNo $ to return to village Forced to live in pov. w/ poor housing Families split under stress Many homeless children

in Rio de Janeiro

MigrationMigration• 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

–Read “Terror at Sea” & write reflection