This full-color text offers a comprehensive introduction to population geography, grounding students in the tools and techniques that are used to describe and understand population concepts. Arguing that an understanding of population is essential to prepare for the future, Newbold provides undergraduates with a thorough grasp of the field.
Key Features:
End-of-chapter Focus boxes weave in substantive discussions of interesting current issues, and Methods, Measures, and Tools boxes illustrate how population geography questions are tackled
Learning objectives at the start of each chapter establish key concepts for learning and end of chapter study questions ensure concepts are retained
End of book Glossary of Terms and Population Website Resources offer additional avenues for student learning
New to this Edition:
Impacts of COVID-19 on mortality, fertility, and mobility patterns
Expansion of non-US examples to highlight key concepts
Recent trends and policy updates
- 275 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Population Geography: An Introduction
- 1 World Population
- 2 Population Data
- 3 Population Distribution and Composition
- 4 Fertility
- 5 Mortality
- 6 Internal Migration
- 7 International Migration Flows: Immigrants and Transnational Migrants
- 8 Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
- 9 Cities
- 10 Population Policies
- 11 Population Growth: Linking to Economic Development, Resource Scarcity, and Food Security
- Conclusion: Doing Population Geography Notes
- Notes
- Glossary of Key Terms and Abbreviations
- Population Websites
- Index
- About the Author
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