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Human Geography and Earth's Continents

The document discusses human geography and details statistics about the human population such as the population passing 7 billion in the early 2010s and being projected to peak at around 10 billion in the second half of the 21st century with most growth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. It also discusses where humans live on Earth and statistics such as 90% living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Human Geography and Earth's Continents

The document discusses human geography and details statistics about the human population such as the population passing 7 billion in the early 2010s and being projected to peak at around 10 billion in the second half of the 21st century with most growth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. It also discusses where humans live on Earth and statistics such as 90% living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Human geography

Main articles: Human geography and World

The seven continents of Earth:[230]

  North   Eu   Asia


America rope   Aust
  South   Af ralia
America rica v
  Antar t
e
ctica
Earth's human population passed seven billion in the early 2010s,
[231]
 and is projected to peak at around ten billion in the second half
of the 21st century.[232] Most of the growth is expected to take
place in sub-Saharan Africa.[232] Human population density varies
widely around the world, but a majority live in Asia. By 2050, 68%
of the world's population is expected to be living in urban, rather
than rural, areas.[233] The Northern Hemisphere contains 68% of
the world's land mass.[234] Partly due to the predominance of land
mass, 90% of humans live in the Northern Hemisphere.[235]
It is estimated that one-eighth of Earth's surface is suitable for
humans to live on—three-quarters of Earth's surface is covered
by oceans, leaving one-quarter as land. Half of that land area is
desert (14%),[236] high mountains (27%),[237] or other unsuitable
terrains. States claim the planet's entire land surface, except for
parts of Antarctica and a few other unclaimed areas. Earth has
never had a planetwide government, but the United Nations is the
leading worldwide intergovernmental organization.[238][239]
The first human to orbit Earth was Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961.
[240]
 In total, about 550 people have visited outer space and
reached orbit as of November 2018, and, of these, twelve have
walked on the Moon.[241][242] Normally, the only humans in space are
those on the International Space Station. The station's crew,
made up of six people, is usually replaced every six months.
[243]
 The farthest that humans have traveled from Earth is
400,171 km (248,655 mi), achieved during the Apollo 13 mission
in 1970.[244]

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