SOCL 4701 Midterm: SPRING 2012 SOCL 4701 POPULATION MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE (Got A+ on the test)
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6 short answers/ 1 essay: all powerpoint"s are on moodle. Week 3: know all of these powerpoints, week 3 material is the most important on the test, all of the perspectives mercantilism, malthus & the malthusian perspective, geo. Week 4: census slides, know the gis. Week 5: mortality & morbidity, health & mortality transition (the 1st nine slides, longevity, all are possible essay topics. Introduction to demography: what is demography, the scientific study of human populations, the term was coined in 1855 by achille guillard, who used it in the title of his book l ments de. In-migration-people enter the population by moving. as education, immigration status, marital status: why is demography important, everything is connected to demography. For example: how would demography influence crime rates, how would demography influence the unemployment rate, why is demography important, globalization has influenced how culture and norms spread between countries.
