 Though home to almost 40% of the U.S. population, coastal areas account for less than 10% of the total land in the contiguous United States. Show In the U.S., 127 million people live in coastal counties. That’s as much as the entire population of Japan. If they were their own nation, the coastal counties of the U.S. would rank third in the world in gross domestic product, beaten only by China and the U.S. as a whole. The outsize U.S. marine economy is fueled by tourism and recreation, offshore energy, shipbuilding, and aquaculture, to name just a few. Though home to almost 40% of the U.S. population, coastal areas account for less than 10% of the total land in the contiguous United States. Coastal areas are also far more crowded than the U.S. as a whole; population density is over five times greater in coastal shoreline counties than the U.S. average. This means that issues that affect the coasts affect a large proportion of Americans. Coastal communities also face different issues than inland communities. These include increased risks from high-tide flooding, hurricanes, sea level rise, erosion, and climate change. State and local governments work with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management to effectively manage coastal areas with the goals of providing public access for recreation, maintaining water quality, protecting the coastal population, preserving important habitats, and encouraging economic development. About UsThe World of 8 Billion student video contest is a project of Population Education, a non-profit program based in Washington DC. The contest first ran during the 2010-2011 school year, when the global population was reaching 7 billion, as the World of 7 Billion video contest. It ran under that name until 2022 when it was updated to reflect the increase in world population to 8 billion. In the contest’s first year, 619 videos were received from 36 U.S. states and four countries abroad. Now in its 12th year, over 25,000 student-made videos on the impacts of population have been created as a direct result of the contest. Thousands of students are now more aware of the vast connections between population and so many of today’s pressing global challenges. Population Education (PopEd)Population Education is all about people – how many of us there are, how we shape the world, and how we interact with each other. As the go-to program providing innovative lesson plans and professional development on human population growth and its effects, Population Education supports K-12 teachers across content areas. Established in 1975, the program has earned a reputation for educational excellence. Through memorable, standards-aligned classroom activities like simulations, cooperative challenges and debate, PopEd inspires students to tackle a variety of real-world problems and to become positively engaged in their communities as the next generation of leaders and policy makers. Population Education’s top-notch facilitators train over 12,000 educators in North America annually through interactive workshops and webinars. About Population ConnectionPopulation Connection, founded in 1968, is the largest grassroots population organization in the United States with more than 40,000 members and countless supporters. Working at the intersection of demography, health/human rights and sustainable development, the organization aims to educate young people and advocate progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources. More information about Population Connection can be found at www.popconnect.org. CreditsProject Coordinators: Barbara Huth and Julia Davis We are grateful to all the Population Connection members who have made the World of 8 Billion (and World of 7 Billion) competition possible. Site Design and Development: Front Porch Solutions, FrontPorchSolutions.com What is the J curve AP Human Geography?J-curve: This is when the projection population show exponential growth; sometimes shape as a j-curve. This is important because if the population grows exponential our resource use will go up exponential and so will our use as well as a greater demand for food and more.
What is the multiplier effect ap human geography?Multiplier effect: Describes the expansion of an area's economic base as a result of the basic and non-basic industries located there. Variable cost: A cost that changes based on the level of output that a business produces.
Which of the following is a major factor in human population increase in the last 200 years?A major factor in human population increase in the last 200 years is the emergence of early and modern agriculture.
What percent of GDP is generated by services in MDCs?Services generate more than two-thirds of GDP in most MDCs, compared to less than one-half in most LDCs (Figure 12-1 ).
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