POPULATION LECTURE POWER POINT
Review the power point lecture from class. Warning: this may not have the most up to date file. This is only a general overview it does not include all the diagrams, drawings, and discussions from class but it is a good place to start and a helpful review
Explore this excellent online population summary covering topics including:
Past Population Growth, Fertility, Population-Age Pyramid, Mortality, Demographic Transition, Mortality, Future Population Growth, Distribution, Carrying-Capacity
Explore how population has changed over human history with this interactive tutorial from NOVA:
REAL TIME POPULATION GROWTH:
U.S. 303,463,870
World 6,651,449,789
23:05 GMT (EST+5) Feb 18, 2008
And get up to date population information and pyramids for every country in the world here!
World Population Distribution
United States Population Distribution:
Up to the minute account of the world's most populous countries from Wikipedia
And check out the world and Americas most populous cities
How is population changing differently in the less developed world than the more developed nations?
Explore the social, cultural and economic factors associated with these trends
Infant Mortality Rate
How does the U.S. compared to the more developed world?
(not well)
Life Expectancy
What is the Rate of Natural Increase??
Population Growth and who's doing it:
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Population Pyramids from 1991
See if you can predict how different populations have changed over 15 years
Check to see if you were correct with this up to date population information and pyramids for every country in the world!
How are the "baby boomers" changing the world?
Demographic Transition Theory:
Is overpopulation a problem?
An answer from "overpopulation.net"
An examination from Paul and Anne Ehrlich
Overpopulation Myths?
OVERPOPULATION?
and other population issues from a concerned nonprofit
Country/Regional Population Statistics
Course Practice Questions
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