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Demographics

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

  • Check out  Poodwaddle Population Clock
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Why is the population uneven across the globe?

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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. 
  1. 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
  2. On the document, explain why you had these misconceptions about certain places and patterns that exist globally. 
  3. 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)
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​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:
  1. Describe the state of development 200 years ago:
  2. Describe the pattern of economic development in 2007:
  3. What does Hans Rosling mean by the ‘flat world’?
  4. 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:
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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. 
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While Global Patterns of Economic Development Also check out and compare countries on the following sites:
  • If it were my home…
  • GAPMinder.org - World Data
  • WorldPressFreedom
  • People & the Planet
  • Passport Index

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


How does migration impact population demographics?

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Case Studies on Migration and Demographics

Read and Take Notes and be prepared to discuss: 
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Additional Resources:

Population Presentations
  • World Population Distribution - Trends 
  • Population Growth
  • Overpopulation/Underpopulation 
  • Malthus' views on population
  • Population Density
  • Population - Family Planning Singapore National 
  • Population Dynamics - Concepts & Terms 
  • If the World Were 100 People - Infographics
  • Population Pyramids
  • Population Pyramids - Examples ​
​Population Case Study Videos 
  • India: World in the Balance - Paradox - Part 1  (NOVA)
  • Japan: World in the Balance - Paradox - Part 2 (NOVA)
  • USA:World in the Balance - Paradox - Part 3 (NOVA)
  • SubSaharan Africa: World in the Balance - Paradox - Part 4(NOVA)
Other Useful Population Videos
  • 7 Billion -- How did we get here so fast? (NPR)
  • World Population Growth (Population Education)
  • If the World Were 100 People (GOOD)
  • Don't Panic - The Facts About Population (GapMinder by Hans Rosling)
  • Overpopulation: The Human Explosion Explained--its actually might not be as bad as you may have been led to believe (Kurzgesagt)
  • Which Countries Have the Fastest Growing Population?(NowThisVideo)
  • Which Countries Have a Shrinking Population? (NowThisWorld)
  • Hans Rosling: Global Population Growth, Box by Box (TED)
  • Numbers are boring, People are Interesting - Singapore in a Global Perspective (TEDx Singapore with Hans Rosling)
  • Singapore Population - Family Planning Policies Explained (student-created video)
  • Population Pyramids Powerful Predictors of Future (TEDEd)
  • Crash Course: Population, Sustainability and Malthus (John Green, Crash Course World History)
  • Epidemiology Transition Explained - mini-lecture
  • U.S. Parents Saying 'No' to Vaccinations (BBC)
Migration Presentations
  • Migration (Slideshare)
  • Zelinsky's Model
  • Migration: Humans on the Move (historical examples)
  • Anti-Immigration: Shutting the Door
  • The Migration Gravity Model​​
  • Displacement Tracking Matrix
  • International Organization of Migration (IOM) website


Migration Case Study Videos 
  • Qatar's World Cup 2022 workers: 'We may as well just die here' (The Guardian)
  • Between Borders: American Migrant Crisis (New York Times) 
  • What is a Maquiladora?  -- consider what implications there are on the creation of Maquiladoras
  • Syrian Refugee Crisis: 'we left one war for another' (The Guardian)
  • Why African-Americans Left the South In Droves and What's Bringing Them Back - internal migration (Vox)
  • Last Train Home: China's Migrant Workers (documentary film trailer)
  • China: China's Empty Cities (SBS Dateline)
  • Mapping Mediterranean Migration (BBC)
  • Animated Map Shows History of Immigration to U.S.(Business Insider)
  • Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero program to NAFTA (Cornell University lecture -- less bias evident in this video)
  • ​How NAFTA Displaced Millions of Mexican Farmers(careful-- film-maker’s bias is evident in this video)
​Other Useful Migration Videos
  • Map Shows How Humans Migrated Across the Globe (Science Insider)
  • Tracking World Migration (The Economist)
  • International Migration (Edeos)
  • Causes & impacts of voluntary and forced migration (BBC)
Websites
  • GapMinder.org (demographic data by Hans Rosling)​
  • DTM - Demographic Transition Model explained - BBC GCSE test prep
  • PopulationPyramid.net
  • ​“Have Three Or More -- If You Can Afford It” - GOV.SG e-doc on gov website
  • SingStat - Population and Immigration Statistics - GOV.SG stats website
  • International Migration Statistics - Migration Policy Institute (MigrationPolicy.org)
  • Malthus vs Bosurus Theory of Population Growth - BigPictureEducation.com
  • IfItWereMyHome.com - Country Comparisons
  • CIA World Factbook
  • World Population Clock
  • Poodwaddle - World Health Clock
  • 4 Waves of American Immigration (teacher's website)
  • ThoughtCo - Articles and Information on Population
​Population Articles
  • Why 80% of Singaporeans Live in Government-Built Flats” - The Economist
  • Singapore’s Pop Policy - Restrictive to Expansive - Background Reading Doc
  • Generation 2025 and Beyond: The critical importance of understanding demographic
    trends for children of the 21st century
     (UNICEF Report, 2012) 
  • Overpopulation in Bangladesh: A Time Bomb Ticking (Article, The Financial Express, 2013)
  • China's Twilight Years  (Article, The Atlantic, June 2016)
  • India's Population Rise Puts it On Course for Rapid Growth (Article, The Independent, 2015)
  • Parenthood Policies in Europe (BBC News)
  • The Nazi Racial State - Third Reich (BBC History article)
  • U.S. Eugenic Laws in 1960’s forced sterilization of 60,000 people (HuffPost article)
  • Payment to Eugenics Victims in North Carolina, USA - People of Color Targeted in Policy (NPR article)
  • ​The World as 100 People (Image)
  •  Population - Country Demographic Data Tables - 2016 (PDF Demographic Data Tables, Population Reference Bureau)
  • Diffusion: "We've been looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong"
  • Russia Trolls 'Spreading Vaccination Misinformation' to Create Discord (BBC, 24Aug2018)
  • Child Vaccination Numbers fora in England (BBC 18Sep2018)
​Migration Articles
  • Mapped: "How the Creative Class is Dividing Cities" (Washington Post 2014 -- a look at changing urban patterns)
  • U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910, With More Coming From Asia (NYTimes)
​Interesting for entertainment value:​
  • ​Mentos National Night Ad Campaign Video - Singapore's Population Policy 
  • The World's Most Typical Person (National Geographic)
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