Population Hotlist

Population Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on Population

created by Jane Orbuch
San Lorenzo Valley High School

Introduction
You COULD look for books or magazines to find out about Population, but why not use the power of the Internet instead? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Countires Project Hotlist -
Waterfootprint - Determine the amount of water you use.

Population Sites

All About Population -
Basics of Exponential Growth -
Be a Demographer - Try your hand at being a population expert by matching countries with their appropropriate demographic data.
Census Bureau Population Topics and Household Economic Topics -
Earth in Peril - In this map based feature, gauge the scope and effect, both actual and potential of the human 'footprint' on our planet.
Global Population and the Environment -
Global Trends quiz - Questions on Developed world, developing world and environmental challenge.
Julian Simon Articles -
Minature Earth video--size of pop -
People and Planet - Environment and population
Population Coalition - Ecological footprint, affluenza quiz, pop clocks (productive land), cartoons,
Population Connection -
Population Growth over Human History - Good lecture/visual summary of APES unit
Quiz: Global Population and Environment -
Reindeer in Alaska-1944 -
State of World Population--UNFPA -
The Internet Guide to Demography and Population Studies -
Understanding Exponential Growth - cool simulator
United Nations Population Fund -
World Population Awareness -
World in the Balance -
Worldwatch: Population - articles and interactives

Population Data

AMBAG demographics - Pop estimates for Calif, Monterey Bay Counties and Cities
Countries Above or Below Replacement Level Fertility-2001 -
IDB-International Data Base Summary Demographic Data - Crude birth/death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, total fertility, Age pyramids. Select your country.
Index Mundi: World Demography Data -
National Statistical Offices Web Sites - Go to your country's demographic site
People Facts and Figures - Maps, population clocks, growth rates etc
PopLine - Search the world's largest bibliographic database on population, family planning, and related health issues.
Population Action International - Excellent: explore our data--people in the balance
Population Maps for Google Earth -
Population Pyramids -
Population Reference Bureau-Data Finder - Select country: pop trends, education trends, employmnent, environmental, health, repoductive etc.
UN Data--A World of Information - Type your country in on the search box

Calorie Counters

Agriculture/Food/Hunger

Action Against Hunger -
Alternative Farming Systems Information System -
FAO 21 - Agriculture, biosecurity, nutrition and consumer protection Dept--FAO UN
FAO Hunger Map -
FAO Stat - Commodities: area
FAO Stat--Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN - FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database currently containing over 3 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas: land use, fisheries, population, agriculture, food aid etc.
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger-country nutrition profiles - Click on region below map and then to country
Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy -
Food Security Maps - child nutritional status, net trade in food, dietary energy consumption, total food imports
Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition - Searchable pdfs
International Food Policy Research Institute--Research by Country -
Oxfam - Hunger Banquet/quiz
Rural Development and Agriculture -
The Hunger Project -
UN World Food Program-Hunger in the Developing World - Click on your country--great info

Clocks/Misc

Enter the name of the place you want to look up -
Census 2000--city populations - Select city or town in pull down menu and follow directions
Constructing an Age Structure Diagram--females -
Constructing an Age Structure Diagram--males -
Geographic Names Information System for US and Territories -
Population Clock -
US Gazetteer - This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. Note: ZIP code boundaries do not necessarily match place boundries.
USA Populations and Land Use--GIS -
Water Drip Calculator -
World Population Clock -
World Population: Health 24 - Clock, births and deaths today
World o Meters--world statistics in real time -

Content by Jane Orbuch, jorbuch@slvhs.slv.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpopulatija.html
Last revised Wed Jul 29 15:18:16 US/Pacific 2009