Population Growth and Cultural Diversity: An Overview of Major World Regions and Religions, Study notes of Political Geography

Download Population Growth and Cultural Diversity: An Overview of Major World Regions and Religions and more Study notes Political Geography in PDF only on Docsity! 6.5 billion ppl in the world The asian century is upon us 3 componnents of region: area (space), boundaries, homogeneous trait. 1804- population hit one billion 1927- 2 billion 1960- 3 billion 1974- 4 billion 1987- 5billion 1999- 6billion 2010? 7 billion Concentrations of ppl tend to be near water available Positive patterns: temporate climates, near waters, near or in cities, northern hemisphere PPL in each region: East asia: 1.5 billion South asia: 1.4 billion South Africa 700 million Southeast asia: 600 million Middle east 550 million South America 500 miillion West Europe: 400 miillion America 340 million East europ has 200million Russia has 145 million Japan 127 million Mexico 115 Turkey 70 Caribbean 40 u.s. has 10x pop of Canada Educated has less kids The UN passed a law that says if they see genocide they are forced to act We have not moved into Darfur because china vetoed China is the world’s greatest protector of sovereignty Know governments from left to right. Religion- set of beliefs that effect what you do in life Ethnic- you are born that way (Jews and Hindus) Universalizing- spread your religion Exclusive- this is the only way. Buddhism, Shinto, Hinduism- does not matter what path you are on, lead to same place. Fundamentalism- old school. People with very literal and strict reading of ancient texts. ALL religions have fundamentalist aspects. All religions also have radicals, extremist, and zealots (so verbally believe their shit they will do anything) Hinduism 3000-1600 BC Judaism 1200 BC Buddhism 528 BC Confucius 5th – 6th century BC Taoism- the symbol of Taoism is the ying yang (balance between light and dark) Wuwei- Taoism code of life (non-action) China- Confucius, Buddhist, Taoist. Shinto- all these religions but in Japan.