The NY Times reports on a survey of marriage and divorce by the Pew Research Center in the United States. The flash mapping application looks at the rates of marriage, divorce, and remarriage taken from the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey. Idaho has the highest rate of both […]
population geography
Human Geography
Women and Motherhood Changing in the U.S.
A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows that fewer women are opting for motherhood and those that do tend to have fewer children than those in the 1970s. One in five women aged 40 to 44 have no children and the average number of children for women in their 40s […]
Human Geography
Five percent of the population, twenty-five percent of the prisoners
The NY Times takes a look at the substantially higher number of inmates in America versus any other country. With 2.3 million criminals behind bars, the United States incarcerates people for certain crimes that rarely receive prison sentences in other countries. For example, China, which has a population four times […]
Human Geography
Historical Population Reports for the United Kingdom
Hosted by the University of Essex, Histpop, the online site for British historical reports is an impressive site with over 200,000 pages of information relating to the British Isles from 1801 to 1937: The Online Historical Population Reports (OHPR) collection provides online access to the complete British population reports for […]
Human Geography
The Fourth of July 2007 – Fun Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, triggering the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.
Human Geography
World of Women
The WomanStats Project web site is a comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world.