The document discusses how world population has changed over time from 1 CE to projected estimates in 2300. Rather than showing population changes through traditional line graphs, it presents population density through a series of maps where country sizes are exaggerated based on population. The maps from different time periods like 1 CE, 1500, 1900, 1960, 2050 and 2300 demonstrate how human populations have expanded globally over the centuries and are projected to continue increasing substantially.

1. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
A different way of seeing
What follows is a very different way of seeing
population changes. When you click the play button
below you will see how the world population has
changed since 1C.E.. But rather than seeing it as a graph
you will see population density as a series of maps
where country area has been exaggerated to conform
to the population density. These maps are from
www.worldmapper.org at Sheffield University in the
UK. there are a lot more worth having a look at

2. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics

3. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
But it is not the only way

4. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
Year 1

5. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
1500

6. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
1900

7. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
1960

8. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
2050

9. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
2300

10. Topic 3: Human population, carrying
capacity and resource use
3.1: Population Dynamics
Create by N Gardner www.sciencebitz.com using information from
www.worldmapper.org
Worldmapper maps are licenced under a Creative Commons
Licence. © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of Sheffield) and
Mark Newman (University of Michigan).