I – Distribution of world population
A – Uneven distribution
=> map by points of the world population
=> concept of settlement / emptiness, high densities, constraints, resources
B – different types of societies
=> societies react differently to the same constraints (for very different reasons ) ex: unsafe deltas in Africa but rice culture in these same types of deltas in Asia)
=> Certain constraints may evolve over time (or space) ex: occupation of a slope in the Alps
=> Village-> industrialization -> tourism
II – populations of Europe and growth of the world population (from the antiquity to the 19th century)
A – early settlement
=> chart of the evolution of the world’s population / share of Europeans
=> Success or not of an operating system of soil
=> the role of agriculture (cereals / population / market-towns)
B – A dynamic population
=> improvement techniques / intensification of crops (antiquity, middle ages + deforestation / improvement of sanitary conditions in the 18th
=> demographic transition (model / specific vocabulary)
=> presence of an industrial and urban system (accumulation of labour force)
III – A continent of migrants
A – Europe: a land of cultural mix?
=> settlement of many peoples (ancient times, middles ages)
=> trading routes (Crusades, the Silk Road, opening in the XV/XVI century)
B-European emigration to other continents, in the 19th century
=> to North America mainly
=> case of Italian immigration
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