A. Geographical analysis of population
- Density, distribution, and scale
- Implications of various densities and distributions
- Patterns of composition: age, sex, race, and ethnicity
- Population and natural hazards: past, present, and future
B. Population growth and decline over time and space
- Historical trends and projections for the future
- Theories of population growth, including the Demographic Transition Model
- Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health
- Regional variations of demographic transitions
- Effects of population policies
C. Population movement (Migration)
- Migration selectivity
- Major voluntary and involuntary migrations at different scales
- Theories of migration, including push & pull factors, human capital, & life course
- International migration and refugees (immigration)
- Socioeconomic consequences of migration
Favorite Specific Resources for this Unit:
- WomanStats– Project compiling international data set on women
- NationMaster-World Statistics with Country comparisons
- National Geographic’s video: 7 billion
- Migration in the USA-county to county interactive map
- Ethnicity and Migration in the USA-More Asians than Latinos
- Japanese Case-Study: Problems of a Shrinking Population
- Europe Case Study: No Babies–Population decline in Europe
- Foreign Policy: The Islamic World’s Quiet Revolution
- Demographic Chaos: “The Russian Cross“
- NPR Video: Global Population Growth History in under 3 minutes
- Census Bureau: Population Pyramid Generator
- The Guardian: Impacts of Gender Imbalance in China
- Forbes Interactive Map: Internal Migration among U.S. counties
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