Chinese and Demographics Worksheet – 0708a
1. Using the figures below, make a line graph of the growth of China’s population since 750AD.
750 AD – 60 million
1110 AD – 80 million
1570 AD - 110 million
1700 AD – 140 million
1851 AD – 430 million
1950 AD – 555 million
1995 AD -1,222 million (1.222 billion)
2. Between which of the given years did China’s population make the largest percentage jump?
3. By what percentage did China’s population grow over the 1245 years from 750 AD to 1995 AD?
4. By what percentage did China’s population grow over the 950 years from 750 AD to 1700 AD?
5. By what percentage did China’s population grow over the 45 years from 1950 AD to 1995 AD?
Answer questions 6
through 9 using the following graph of European and Chinese populations:
6. What was the last year where Europe’s population was greater than China’s?
7. How many more Chinese than Europeans were there in 1995?
8. Is China’s or Europe’s population expected to decline in the next 43 years? If one is, which?
9. In percentage terms, how large was the Chinese population compared to the European population in 1995?
Use the following
chart to answer the remaining questions:
World Population in Millions by Region
1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000
---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ----
Europe 150 | 206 | 291 | 366 | 728
Russia 37 | 60 | 111 | 193 | 146
Africa 90 | 95 | 120 | 198 | 784
Asia 602 | 749 | 937 | 1302 | 3682
North America 16 | 39 | 106 | 217 | 408
South America 9 | 20 | 38 | 111 | 383
Oceania 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30
---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ----
Totals 906 | 1171 | 1609 | 2400 | 6161
Source: R. Cameron, Concise Economic History of the World (New York: O.U.P., 1993) p. 193.
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10. Using the World Population by Region graph, make a 7-line line graph of population from 1800 through 2000. Your graph will have seven lines on the same chart using a common scale. Make this graph big.
11. Which continent or region shows the fastest rate of growth between 1950 and 2000?
12. Which continent or region showed a population drop from 1950 to 2000?
13. Will Oceania ever catch up with the population of Russia? Explain.
14. Was any region/country larger in population terms in 1950 than Asia was in 1800?