Internet Web Site Support for Chapter II, Parts C and D of the Human Geography
Outline
Political Organization of Space
C. Population growth and decline over time and space
About.com
Geography Links Page
This is a great, all around site which is one of the "must start here"
points for Geography. Lots of articles and links related to the science
and profession of geography and many other geography topics. Well worth
your trip here--the topic you are looking for will most likely be covered
in the frame at the left or by following links in the middle of the page.
World Wide Web of Demography
Here you will find 400 or more links to European sites with online
demographic resources, including research institutes and organizations;
census, survey, and data facilities; literature; conferences; and software
and demographic models. Some of the sites may have an "in English" button.
This site, which is sponsored by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic
Institute, is in English.
1. Historical trends and projections for the future
6
Billion Human Beings
October 12, 1999 was the estimated day the earth reached 6 billion.
This site covers about everything to do with population increase. Very
colorful graphics. Very engaging, interactive information. Shows earth
pop by user age. Taken from a national museum in Paris.
Cartogram
Construction Demonstration
This site is a dramatic demonstration of an animated cartogram which
shows the historical changes in the U.S. population by state.
Cartogram--World
Population
This is a dynamic map of the world allowing the user to select the
decade to display. World cartogram changes showing where the growth will
be. Excellent display of a nice cartogram.
Population--What
are Levels?
Geography Portal tutorial which describes population in three ways:
optimum population, underpopulation and overpopulation. These terms describe
the relationship of a population in an area to its resources.
Day
of 6 Billion! World Population (PAI)
Extremely colorful page targeted for younger students but contains
much useful information for all ages. Loads slowly. Contains interactive
quizzes.
Population
Estimates: United States
The Population Estimates Program, from the U.S. Census Bureau, produces
estimates for the United States, areas within the United States, and Puerto
Rico. Obtain population estimates for a particular area or for information
on population estimates by selecting from lists. The topics include metropolitan
areas and counties as well as the nation as a whole.
Population
Estimate for U.S.A.--How We Are Changing?
A demographic state of the nation report for the United States, done
in 1997. This is a four page "pdf" file which will download and open
with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The file has descriptive text and charts. Quick
download.
Population
Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau gives US and international population trends
and their implications. This site has a large amount of information.
Population
World - Major Trends
This is an excellent site with many useful graphs, and discusses many
different case studies, such as China, Pakistan and the U.S. A must for
any population research. Be sure to check this out now!
Population
World Historical Growth Table
This page is a table of the World Population increase since year zero.
Table can be grabbed and placed in a spreadsheet with little manipulation.
Create a chart from there.
The
State of World Population- 6 Billion: A Time for Choices
UN Population Fund. Population issues and figures from around the world
are presented. A wealth of global population issue orientated information.
Buttons for interactive data tables, fact charts, photographs and more!
U.S.
Foreign Born Population 1850-1990
Historical census statistics on the foreign-born population of the
United States. A working paper which is data-rich with information in tables
and charts.
World
Population Growth Chart
This site has a chart which shows the growth of the world's population
from1750 to the projected 2050 total, and also shows that data for industrialized
as well as for developing countries.
2. Patterns of fertility, mortality, and health
Births:
Final Data for the U.S.A. in 1997
This is a 94 page pdf file which will download and open in Adobe Acrobat
Reader. The content has extensive descriptive text on many items related
to births in the United States and is interlaced with graphs and tables.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
General site for a wide range of information about this topic. Good starting
place.
Human Health
and Geogaphic Factors
This site provides maps which connect a geographic variable to different
kinds of human health factors.
Human
Population Dynamics Paper
This is a somewhat exhaustive yet highly educational paper which is
written at a high level. It contains hyperlinks and It has interesting
graphs and a useful glossary of terms.
Flu
Epidemic of 1918
This is an animated, interactive, map which illustrates the spread
of flu across the U.S. in 1918. . Select dates and see death rates by month.
Also, a teachers guide and a film available.
Migration and Minority Health
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Population
Dynamics
This is a University page with many graphs. It briefly discusses environmental
resistance to growth due to such things as food and shelter limitations
and unfavorable physical conditions.
Population
and the Environment
Short report from the non profit organization Zero Population Growth
which includes facts and percentages.
Population and Social
Security
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan
The Global Health
Network, University of Pittsburgh
U.S.
Sex Ratio: 1790-1990
This is an animated map of the United States which shows the sex ratio
from 1790-1990. Excellent visual.
Women and Heart
Disease:
An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality
World Health Report 1999
This report is farily extensive and may be accessed via pdf (Adobe
Acrobat Reader--10 pages), Excel or as a web page. More than a few indicators
appear in a chart related to health, and viewed by country.
3. Regional variations of demographic transitions
GeoSim
Project
This site at the Univ. of VA provides simulation software for several
aspects of Geography. An excellent, easy to run, program is the IntlPop
program which projects population growth by country and allows manipulation
of variables. Data used in the simulation may be slightly dated.
Population
Pyramids--Age-Sex Pyramids from About.com
Great discussion with pyramid examples of classic three types of growth,
and links to other sites!
Population
Pyramid--What is it?
Very basic introduction to population pyramids.
Population
Pyramid Model--What is it?
The Geography Portal provides a concise tutoral on a population pyramid
with graphics and text.
Population
and Age at Death Pyramids
Two types of pyramids with brief explanations.
Population
Pyramid--US 1950-2050
Single, animated population pyramid.
Population
Pyramids from IDB
Super site which allows users to select countries, years and different
formats for population pyramids. Then, it creates these before your eyes!
4. Effects of pro- and anti-natalist policies
Natalist
Thinking--Overview of European Thinking
This site has descriptive text and tables to illustrate that most Europeans
have an unfounded fear of overpopulation.
Natalist-Con Site 1
Discusses UN positions on population and population control, with links
connecting to pages discussing reproductive and sexual health as basic
rights, including voluntary choice of marriage, sexual relations and child
bearing.
Natalist-Con
Site 2 Six Billion People? Three Cheers!
An argument that pro-natalist thinking has produced unwanted results.
All text article.
D. Population movement
About.com
Geography Links Page
This is a great, all around site which is one of the "must start here"
points for Geography. Lots of articles and links related to the science
and profession of geography and many other geography topics. Well worth
your trip here--the topic you are looking for will most likely be covered
in the frame at the left or by following links in the middle of the page.
1. Major voluntary and involuntary migrations at different scales.
Asian-American
Timeline 1763-1992
This timeline has the content of movement of Asians to the United States
during the time period covered. A lesson link is at the top of the page.
Migration Dialogue
Reports from the University of California, Davis
Migration Map
A graduated cirecle map which shows migration from abroad into the
U.S.A. from 1985-1990.
Migration
Topics from Geo Topics
What is migration? Migration into Europe; Push/Pull; main types of
migration are all hyperlinked buttons to good information.
Migration-Human
Refugees
Excellent, colorful page which deals with refugees on a world scale.
Clickable, scrollable button provides information from all countries.
Migration-Why
People Move
Craig Hattam, a Minnesota Geography teacher, has developed a home page
with lessons and links on immigration.
Migration Research
European Research Center on Migration and Ethnic Relations
Migration-Mexican
The Mexican Migration Project, University of Pennsylvania.
Population
Facts and Figures
Excellent site with loads of facts on a variety of topics related to
population and migration from NPG, a non profit organization
Refugee Statistics
from United Nations
Many tables for almost any country are presented with topics showing
how many refugees there were in a given year (in the recent past) and how
many the commission helped.
Refugees &
UNHCR: UNHCR by Numbers
An introduction and tables of information about refugees. The main
table shows where the refugees came from and where they were going.
2. Short-term, local movements, and activity space
Candadian
Migration Studies
This site offers information about the major cities of Canada.
Hagerstrand's
Time-Geography Model
A figure of Hagerstrand's Time-Geography Model. Black and white simple
graph.
INS Data
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
