Reading:       ​

• Rubenstein Chapter 2:  Population and Health [Key Issues 1-4]

• Rubenstein Chapter 3:  Migration [Key Issues 1-4]

    

Outcomes

A. Population Patterns

Factors of growth: rates and averages 

Historical patterns of growth

Contemporary patterns and regional variations of demographic data, i.e., fertility, mortality, and health

Demographic transition model

Population policies—role of women

Socratic Seminar: Population Policies

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B. Population Distribution

Spatial patterns: global, regional, local

Demographic trends: case studies

Spatial variations in factors of growth

C. Population Movement

Push and pull factors of migration

Major voluntary and involuntary migrations

Contemporary migrations

Local migrations and activity space

Migration to and within the U.S.

D. Thinking Geographically