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Studying PopulationPresented by:
Dr. Cody Lawson
Studying Population
O The study of population is referred to as
demography
O A person who studies population is a
demographer
O The statistics gathered are demographics
O Statisticians gather data, such as birth
rate, death rate, and migration to
determine/ calculate for population
growth.
Can we tell anything about population from this map?
How about this one?
What about this map?
Do more total people live in area A or area B?
A
B
Do more people live on continent A or continent B?
A
B
Do more people live in the eastern half or western half of
the United States?
Larger bubbles indicate larger population
Can we tell anything about population from this satellite
image?
How about this one?New York City, New York
This one?Los Angeles, California
This one?China
Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
The next few slides will help us learn more about population
by graphic display. The demographics we view can tell us much about the population
of a location.
World Population - 1900
World Population - 1960
Projected Population - 2050
Passenger Cars - 2000
Wealth - 1990
Projected Wealth - 2015
Poverty - 2010
Poor Water - 2010
Living Expenses Total Less Than
$1/day - 2010
Meat Consumed In Diet - 2010
Undernourishment - 2010
Infant Mortality - 2010
Mortality Ages 1-4 - 2010
Number Of Doctors Working -2010
Tuberculosis - 2010
Malaria - 2010
Cholera - 2010
Polio - 2010
HIV/AIDS - 2010
Amount Spent On Primary Education - 2010
Amount Spent On Secondary Education - 2010
Conclusions
O Is the world even in population distribution
(density)?
O Do all persons live at the same economic
level?
O Do all persons have the same
opportunities as you?
O Are there ways this can change?
