Population Geography

Class Information
Midterm Answer Page

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READINGS

• Making a Good Map
• Part of the Story
• Generalizing the Map Data
• Communicating with Maps
• On-Line Mapping Tutorial

• Study Questions for Midterm TUES, OCT 24th

• US Census of Population and Housing

Powerpoint Slide Presentations
• American Factfinder
• Census Geography
• Age
• Race
• 100 % Questions (SF1)
• Sample Questions (SF3)

• POPULATION THEORIES
• Articles and Resources
• Malthus and His Dilemna
• Was he right?

• MIGRATION STUDIES
• WHY PEOPLE MOVE?
• History of Migrations to North America (from Historian's Perspective)
• 1990 In-Out Migration by State (from Census Bureau)
• "Replacement Migration" (for Aging, Declining European States)

• Introductory Readings

• Browse the Population Reference Bureau's WebSite
• Follow 'ask.com'  Links to Population Geography
• History of World Population
• Population Growth

•  Data Sets with Thematic Maps

Produce a Map of Your State by County for EACH of the Following 'Themes':
• Percent of Persons Under 5 Years of Age
• Percent of Persons Over 65 Years of Age
• Median Family Income
• Percent Below the Poverty Level
• Percent of Persons with Bachelors Degree or Higher
• Median Value of Owner Occupied Housing Units
• Percent of Persons Foreign Born
• Final Country Report

• Your Country from the Population Pyramid Exercise (or what it used to be )
• Net Migration: Positive or Negative?
• Where do emmigrants go to?
• Where do immigrants come from?

•  History of Migrations to America:
•  When did it begin?
•  What period (decades?) had the largest numbers of immigrants?
• Trace the Geography of the Immigrants:
• Where did they land?
• Where did go when they got here?
• Where are most decendents today (if you can still identify them)?

• Using the Web to collect data for Countries

• World Data Sheet
• International Data Base

• YOUR COUNTRY Data Search