Population Geography

Population geography is the study of how topography and geography affects population distribution, composition, migration, and development.

Screen shot from the World City Populations 1950 - 2035.

Mapping Worldwide Population Growth

Elizabeth Borneman

A map was recently created by a a researcher from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London that tracks where and when population has grown in various places around the world.

Providing Good Directions Depends on the Order of the Words

Caitlin Dempsey

How you order words when giving directions affects how quickly recipients can successfully follow those directions.

A picture of open water at a sewage treatment plant.

Tracking Populations Using Sewage

Elizabeth Borneman

Scientists and researchers have recently begun tracking the populations of cities in the United States using the amount of sewage produced.

Map of Where the Population of Europe Is Growing and Where It’s Declining

Elizabeth Borneman

An interactive map of Europe has been compiled with census data showing areas of the continent where the population is growing and declining.

Population density (people per km2) by country.

Ten Things to Know About the World’s Population

Elizabeth Borneman

Here are 10 of the most interesting facts about the world population from the past, present, and what they can mean for the future.