FOLLOWING IS A LIST of countries taken from the United States Census Bureau's
International Statistical Agencies website. Every country listed should have
a homeland statistical agency similar to the US Census Bureau to provide useful
data. In some cases (*) the information will be available in a language other
than English--Spanish, for example, in many Latin American countries.
AS THE MASTER LIST of countries circulates through class, choose one country.
Place your initials next to that country to claim it. Please double check on
the availability of pertinent information directly from your chosen country by
visiting the International Statistical Agencies website.
Algeria Korea, South
Argentina Latvia
Armenia Madagascar*
Australia Malaysia
Bangladesh Mexico*
Bolivia* Mongolia
Botswana Morocco*
Brazil Namibia
Cambodia Netherlands
Canada New Zealand
Chile* Norway
Colombia* Pakistan
Cuba* Papua New Guinea
Czech Republic Peru*
Ecuador* Philippines
Egypt Poland
El Salvador* Portugal
Fiji Romania
Finland Russia
France Saudi Arabia
Germany Sierra Leone
Greece South Africa
Guatemala* Spain
Hungary Sri Lanka
Iceland Sudan
Indonesia Sweden
Iran Switzerland
Ireland Tanzania
Israel Thailand
Italy Tunisia*
Jamaica Turkey
Japan Uganda
Jordan Ukraine
Kazakhstan United Kingdom
Kenya Venezuela*
SEARCH INTERNET AND LIBRARY resources for data and for specific instances or
examples that illustrate three of that country's major demographic patterns.
Among the patterns I'd suggest considering:
Population growth rates and their significant components
Present-day population density and dispersion patterns
Birth rates and related patterns (fertility, marriage)
Death rates and related patterns (causes, changes over time)
Minority group patterns (areas, numbers, relations)
Immigration & Emigration (who, when, where; economic impacts)
Urban & Rural Populations (percents & absolute numbers, changes)
COMPARE AND CONTRAST your specific country's demographic patterns with more
general patterns true for the United States, for relevant world regions or
for the world as a whole.
BEGIN BY CONSULTING the 2004 World Population Data Sheet from the Population
Reference Bureau. Next, consult the data on the country's own sites; see
the links from the US Census Bureau's International Statistical Agencies
website. See suggestions at our course's assignment website, WORKSHEET #1.
Look at the CIA's World Factbook 2004 for summary data and maps. For graphs
see the Census Bureau's International Data Base-Summary Demographic Data.
REPORT
SUMMARIZE AND DISCUSS your findings in three paragraphs--about 1-1 1/2 pages
total--with each paragraph devoted to one of the patterns you investigated.
DUE: on the last day of oral presentations, Tuesday, September 28th.
YOUR THREE-MINUTE ORAL REPORT--illustrated with a least one transparency
--should be ready on Tuesday, September 21st. The actual period during
which I ask you to share your report with the class may be any one of the
three dates reserved in the schedule--September 21st, 23rd, or 28th.
KEEP THE ORAL REPORT short and to-the-point. Remind your audience of
your country's location. Provide a cogent summary of the country's
demographic profile. Highlight one interesting demographic pattern or
comparison in your talk.
