SOCI 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Elsworth, Demographic Transition, Population Connection
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Great plains story- regions of the great plains have lost of their population in recent decades. People in crosby (population 1,100), elsworth (2,500), & plainville, kansas (2,000) are offering fantastic deals because they are worried that unless there is a turnaround , their towns may disappear like hundreds of other nearby communities already have. They are offering free land, cash, & no property taxes. Demography- the study of the human population. It analyzes the size & composition of a population & studies how & why people from place to place. Demographers not only collect statistics but also pose important questions about the effects of population growth. Zpg (zero population growth)- the level of reproduction that maintains population at a steady level. More than 60 nations, almost all of them rich, are at or below the point of zero population growth.
