4. Rock Art from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula This artifact depicts Neolithic-period hunting of ibex, later uses of camels and horses, and writing from the Nabatean period.
10. The Role of European Merchant Fleets In the 18 th century, European merchant fleets carried goods, slaves, and information all around the world, profoundly transforming cultures and natural environments
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12. Wealth and Poverty By Country Note the concentration of wealth in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere
28. Natural Rate of Population Change Population change rates are highest in the countries of Africa and other regions of the developing world and lowest in the more affluent countries.
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30. Demographic Transition Model Note how the population surged in the wake of the Industrial Revolution as death rates fell while birth rates remained high but then leveled out and began to decline as economic development advanced.
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32. Age Structure Diagrams A poor country, Niger has a relatively high birth rate, with about 48% of the population under age 15. The United States ’ population is growing slowly, while Germany and some other industrialized nations are losing populations.
35. World Population Cartogram The demographic heavyweights of China and India stand out in the world population cartogram. The United States and Indonesia , the world’s third and fourth most populous countries, are prominent too.
36. World Regions by Land Area & Population World Regions By Land Area World Regions By Population
39. Global Migration Trends The global picture of people on the move. The major trends are of migrants in search of work in more affluent countries and of refugees driven by warfare or environmental adversity.
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41. Family Planning Billboard in Cairo, Egypt This sign on the main square in Cairo, Egypt, urges parents to have no more than two children “for the sake of a better life.”