Changing Population Home Page
1. Population and economic
development patterns
Syllabus Link: How population varies between places
1. Physical and human factors affecting population distribution at the global scale
- 3d Globe Simulation webpage: metrocosm.com/3d-world-population-globe/
- Activity: Population distribution activities
- Video: Population density basic explanation
- Interactive map: World Population density Mapped
- Website: World Population: The fall of Asia and the rise of Africa
- Article: Where is the worlds most densely populated city?
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2. Global patterns and classification of economic development:
- low-income countries, middle-income countries and emerging economies, high-income countries
- Global GNI per capita ranking 2016
- UN HDI Ranking 2016
- Activity: Classifying Levels of Economic Development
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The World by Income 2017 |
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3. Population distribution & economic development at the
national scale including
- Voluntary internal migration
- Core-periphery patterns
- Megacity growth
Two detailed and contrasting examples of uneven population distribution
Case Study 1: China
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China Population & Economic Maps
Case Study 2: USA or Thailand
Map: Thailand population density PDF: Thailand internal migration Website: Thailand's population Website: Urbanization in Thailand |
Website: USA population distribution Map: USA population density Map: US population by country Map: US Economic might by metro area Website: Population density in the USA |
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