Unit 2: Demographics

Where in the world are all the people?!?!

Check out Poodwaddle Population Clock

Why is the population uneven across the globe?

What do you know about the world and its population?

Take the following 13-Question Gap-Minder Quiz about the world’s population
You will get 13 fact questions. There's a time limit of 45 seconds per question.

After you complete the GapMinder test make a note of your score.

Record your ‘Top 3 Global Misconceptions’ (or up to 3 if you happen to miss 3 or fewer) on the Lesson 3 student handout/document
On the document, explain why you had these misconceptions about certain places and patterns that exist globally.
Then watch the following video by Orlo Rosling (yes, he’s related to Hans) and take further notes on how you compared to the average respondent of this test.

Click on the following link to see the world mapped by income (interactive map)

Hint: if you do not know why its irrelevant today, click on the link to BBC--you’ll find the answer.

Answer the following using the GapMinder video to the right:

Describe the state of development 200 years ago:
Describe the pattern of economic development in 2007:
What does Hans Rosling mean by the ‘flat world’?
How does economic development vary in the world, according to Hans Rosling?

Read the following excerpt from Disruptive Inequalities, page 4 The Global Economic Forum Report, 2018:

For the images below, if you need to see the details better, click on the following link and change the date on the map

For the graph and questions below, click on the following link to go to the interactive graph of Argentina’s Income provided by the World Bank.

While Global Patterns of Economic Development Also check out and compare countries on the following sites:

Case Studies:
Population Density and Development in China and Nigeria

The graph below shows that China dominates the list of largest cities with the 4 largest being in China. Nigeria only has two cities of notable size in the millions compared to China's 15 cities +/- 10 million people

Why did some Asian economies boom in the 1980s while Sub-Saharan African economies stagnated?

How does migration impact population demographics?

Case Studies on Migration and Demographics

Read and Take Notes and be prepared to discuss:

The Great Green Wall (National Geographic)- Building a different kind of wall in Africa. Read and take notes. Consider how this article connects immigration with demographic transition.
Causes and impacts relating to forced and voluntary migration (BBC) Take notes, based on your understanding population demographics and DTM, the correlation between population, stages of development and migration.

Global Migration Data Portal
The Portal aims to serve as a single access point to timely, comprehensive migration statistics and reliable information about migration data globally. The site is designed for policy makers, national statistics officers, journalists and the general public interested in migration.

Harnessing the Demographic Dividend

Click here for the Interactive Demographic Dividend Infographic

Harnessing the Demographic Dividend:
Case Study - South Korea

South Korea's Demographic Dividend (PRB.org, 2012)
South Korea's Demographic Dividend: A Success Story (Population Education, 2016)

Study the Slideshow of the changing population structure of South Korea from 1950 up to 2020.
Annotate your own chronology of population pyramids to explain the conditions of dependency and to show where the demographic dividend emerges.

Study the following graphs and describe the benefits attained in South Korea from bringing fertility rates under control.