Determine America's population shifts by interpreting a population map. 5.3.2

Links verified 9/17/2014

1. Population Country Ranks - find rankings for a variety of demographic concepts
2. Population Density
   1. Animated Map - human population growth through history
   2. Continental Population Density Maps, 1995 - (click on thumbnail image for full size maps)
   3. Land Area, Population, and Density for States and Counties: 1990 - (Source: US Census Bureau) - raw data to use in student projects
   4. Land Area, Population, and Density for Metropolitan Areas: 1990 - (Source: US Census Bureau) - raw data to use in student projects
   5. Land Area, Population, and Density for Places (listed by state): 1990 - (Source: US Census Bureau) - raw data to use in student projects
   6. Population density - (persons per sq km) - A listing of locations ranked from greatest density to least density
   7. Population Density Map of U.S. - 1990
   8. Population Density on a World Map - data sets [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   9. Data Visualization Gallery - census data
   10. Where People Live on Planet Earth - a color-coded map produced from populations estimates made for 1994. (click the map for a larger version)
3. Population Growth Rate
   1. Population growth rate - a list of countries ordered from the highest growth rate to the lowest
   2. Population growth rate (All Descending) - a more detailed listing of the growth rates
   3. Population Growth Rate - a learning module from the World Bank Group
   4. Population Growth Rate Teaching Activities (with answers) - a learning module from the World Bank Group - Read the text, and then complete the exercises at the end.

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