# Presentation: 042697

## Session 11: 

- This session will introduce the basic human activities and population statistics of the coastal zone.

**Session 11: **
**The Human Coast**

- (Source: USGS)

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**Slide 11. 1, Lecture Outline**

## Introduction: Humans in the Coastal Zone

**Slide 11. ****, Introduction**

- The coastal areas of the world are very densely populated and center around a large amount of economic activity.** **
-   In this session, these coastal population and economic trends will be
-    discussed and the class will play the game “Human Coast Trivia”.

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- (Source: National Geographic)

- (Source: NASA)

- A satellite view of lights at night displays the dominance of world population along the coastline

## Human Coast Jeopardy Game Board

**Slide 11. ****, Trivia Game**

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| Population | Trends | Housing and Settlement Patterns | Economics | Predictions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |

## How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone? 

- How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Population**

- (Source: _[www.planbleu.org/](http://www.planbleu.org/)__[ ](http://www.planbleu.org/vanglaise/4-215a.htm)__[vanglaise/4-215a.htm](http://www.planbleu.org/vanglaise/4-215a.htm)_** **)

- (Source: Time Magazine/ http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/ )

- (Source: NOAA** **)

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- (Source:http://homepages.teuto.de/zierke/shasta_route/picpages/pop-distri-west.html)

- Today there are over 290 million people in the USA
- There will be an increase of 24.7 million people in the US coastal zone by 2015 (total of 166 million people)** **

## How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone? 

- How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Density**

- New York, with a population of approximately 17 million, is the sixth largest city in the world and is the most populated coastal region of the United States.

- (Source:  Woods Hole/USGS)

- (Source:  NOAA)

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- 19 of the US’s 20 most densely populated counties are located in the coastal zone. Since 1970, the density increased by 62 people per square mile.

## Who Lives in the Coastal Zone? 

- Who Lives in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Housing Trends**

- An average of 2,000 new single family homes were built every day in the US coastal zone for the past 25 years.
-      Multi-unit dwellings are more popular on the West coast, which are built at a rate of 300,000 units per year.

- (Source: noehill.com/sf/vics/ fulton1198.asp?back=vics)

- (Source: www.miami-fl-real-estate.com/)

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## Where do People Live in the Coastal Zone? 

- Where do People Live in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Settlement and Mega Cities**

- (Source:http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/coastalenv/coastal.html)

- (Source: http://desip.igc.org/populationmaps.html)

- Settlement patterns by the coastline

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- Top Ten Largest Cities:
**Tokyo, Japan - Coastal **
- Mexico City, Mexico - Inland
**Mumbai, India - Coastal **
- Sáo Paulo, Brazil - Inland
**New York City, USA - Coastal**
**Shanghai, China - Coastal **
**Lagos, Nigeria - Coastal **
**Los Angeles, USA - Coastal **
**Calcutta, India - Coastal **
**Buenos Aires, Argentina - Coastal**

## Why do People Live in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Draws to the Coast**

- (Source: _[www.visit-seattle.com](http://www.visit-seattle.com/)__[/](http://www.visit-seattle.com/)_)

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- Favorable Climate

- Economic Opportunities

- Recreation

- Transportation

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- Communication

## Economic and Resource Trends

**Slide 11. ****, Economic Trends**

- 18 of the 20 wealthiest counties in the US are coastal

- (Source:http://geogdata.csun.edu/atlas.us1/US0021.GIF)

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## What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Recreation and Tourism**

- (Source:http://www.hobie3.org/2001/regattas/sanfelipe/images/Image056.jpg )

- Recreation and Tourism

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- (Source: http://www.weddings-in-keywest.com/2-scuba-divers.jpg)

- 	Coastal states together earn 85% of the total US tourist revenues

- (Source: http://www.rockcitynews.com/photos/vacation99/sailboats.jpg)

- (Source: www.disordered.org/ Travel-DK.html)

## What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Commerce**

- Trade & Commerce

- (Source: http://www.aapa-ports.org/industryinfo/gallery.htm)

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- There are 145 ports in the US that handle more than 1 million metric tons of cargo each year.

## What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Oil & Gas Production**

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- Oil and Gas Production

- In 1997, the US government received a total of approximately               $73 million from bonuses, rent and royalties from offshore petroleum activities.

- (Source: _[www.rfdbase.com](http://www.rfdbase.com/login/index.cfm)__[/ login/](http://www.rfdbase.com/login/index.cfm)__[index.cfm](http://www.rfdbase.com/login/index.cfm)_** **)

## What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

**Slide 11. ****, Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture**

- (Source: http://www.pacificislands.cc/pm22002/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0026)

- (Source:http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2000/teams/downeast/letters/Cutler.html)

- Fisheries & Aquaculture

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- Aquaculture represents approximately 20% of US seafood consumption.