A study on how weather affects populations

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

7 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

04/16/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Ecology & environment

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Summary :

Macro level influences
1. Impact on human migrations and growth of civilizations
2. Global warming
3. Impact on the economy
4. Destruction and displacement
5. Spread of diseases
6. Impact on mortality
Micro level influences
1. Impact on human health
2. Impact on human behavior
3. Impact on mood swings
4. Seasonal affective disorders
Conclusion
References

Abstract

The impact of the weather and climate on a place has always been significant in history. In fact, hostile weather has been responsible for wiping out entire species and human civilizations. The last ice age made northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere inhospitable, and the flood mentioned in the Bible when Noah made his ark wiped out the entire population of the earth barring those in the ark. Even today, the overwhelming majority of the world's populace lives in temperate areas, away from the freezing poles and the scorching equator.

Impact on Human migrations and growth of civilizations

Since the dawn of history, human settlements, migrations, and growth have depended on weather conditions.

One of the earliest recorded large-scale impacts of weather on civilization was the melting of the Laurentide glacier beginning in 11,000 BC . This melting shut down oceanic currents and created a one-thousand-year cold spell in Europe and a simultaneous drought in southwest Asia.