Updated for FALL 2009
DiLoreto 309 | 2:00 pm (Section 01) | 6:45 pm (Section 70)
Read the short essay Crowding Our Planet from National Geographic.
At the same site, click the Vital Statistics link and spend some time clicking various options on the map.
Read about birth rates across Europe.
Read the brief comments about the U.S. infant mortality rate (including the graphic).
Read the NG article about Longevity. (Corrected link)
Read about Russia's efforts to influence its demographic trends.
You have demographic data in your atlas, but if you want a good source online, use the following:
The U.S. Census page has population
pyramids for the world.
The CIA website provides current
population data for the world.