Lesson Objectives for today… To begin to think about (or analyze) why population densities are distributed unevenly around the world. To recognize the possible effects of population growth. To think about (or contemplate) how cultures change.

Make sure you understand the meaning of…. culture population density birthrate immigrant emigrant urbanization rural culture hearth cultural convergence diffusion cultural divergence demographics

The beliefs and actions that define a people’s way of life.

The average number of people in a square mile.

U.S. average is inhabitants per square mile Wisconsin average is inhabitants per square mile Is Wisconsin’s population more or less dense than the national average? For more stats….

The number of live births each year per 1,000 people.

A person who moves into a country. A person who leaves the country to live in another place.

Countryside vs. the growth of city populations

Refers to a place where important ideas begin and from which they spread to surrounding cultures.

How are ideas and trends transmitted amongst people?

Skills, arts, ideas, habits, and institutions come in contact with another culture The Macarena

The process by which a cultural element is transmitted across some distance from one group or individual to another. Diffusion often occurs through the migration of people who take their cultural traits with them to new locations.

The restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences. Examples include: Berlin Wall North Korean border

“The study of populations…” …the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology, public policy, and marketing.

These include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location. Demographic trends describe the historical changes in demographics in a population over time (for example, the average age of a population may increase or decrease over time).

Both distributions and trends of values within a demographic variable are of interest. Demographics are about the population of a region and the culture of the people there.

How can we find them? Worldmapper Fedstats Citydata

What about values? Do they define your culture?

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