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Our maps show estimated mortality rates for leading causes of death for every county in the U.S. going back to 1980. 
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OFWs send home remittances, which help fuel domestic consumption, boosting the economy
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As EU governments have made it harder to seek refuge in Europe, the flow of refugees fleeing the world's most desperate conflicts is increasing. We invite you to make the choices real refugees have to make and find out what it's really like to look for safety in Fortress Europe
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People from many places across the world (23 cities, 17 countries, all continents except Antarctica) dancing and being happy to Pharrell Williams' song "Happ...
Adrian Bahan (MNPS)'s curator insight,
April 20, 2015 9:27 PM
What are connections you can make to folk and popular culture
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Mexico’s cities are ballooning in population while rural and indigenous communities, where there are still over 60 indigenous languages other than Spanish spoken, are disappearing. For many indigenous families, illiteracy and the powerful forces of racism and discrimination can often offset the lures that brought them to migrate to urban centers.
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"Today, it’s no longer unusual to see married couples not wanting to have any children or delaying parenthood. Regardless of big or small changes between the past and present, one thing remains constant – the joy & bliss that are seen in the parents’ eyes. Parenthood is not without its challenges, but you can't put a price on seeing the smile on your little ones' faces."
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From
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atistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country’s future (and give important clues about the past). Kim Preshoff explains how using a visual tool called a population pyramid helps policymakers and social scientists make sense of the statistics, using three different countries' pyramids as examples.
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Almost everywhere on the world, international migration is a hot topic. Most of the time the debate about migration is fierce and charged with prejudices and... Via Natalie K Jensen
Sierra_Mcswagger's curator insight,
September 10, 2014 10:02 AM
This video is primarily talking on the widely known topic of migration. 3 percent of the worlds population is living away from there place of birth. The push of migration from places include poverty, war, and environmental disasters. The migration pull in some places are because of economic opportunity, and political freedom. Migration is increasing, and is thought of as a bad thing.(s.s.) 
Aurora Rider's curator insight,
October 7, 2014 8:59 PM
This video is great for going over the many different aspects that go along with migration. It talks about what migration is and the reasons why people migrate known as push and pull factors. It talks about the different types of migration such as asylum seakers and illegal immigration. It mentions the disadvantages and advantages of migration. 
Katelyn Sesny's curator insight,
October 31, 2014 12:27 PM
A great YouTube video- discussing the controversy of international migration among other things that fall into place of the disapproval of international migration. -UNIT 2
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"No one has found out how to help Denmark's falling birth rate. Until now. Spies Travels announces a competition where you have to make a baby to win."
Jacob Crowell's curator insight,
October 27, 2014 10:41 AM
This shows what Pro-Natalism looks like in the 21st century. Youtube videos, and competitions that can go viral and trending. I find it interesting how these policies are trying to gain traction through video campaigns with sexy models and catchy slogans like "Do it for Demark". Population geography can be a key indicator of the characteristics of a country or nation. Denmark knows they need to counter a falling birthrate in order to stay growing this is definatly a modern way of going about that. 
Mark Hathaway's curator insight,
October 10, 2015 7:03 AM
This video may be both the greatest and worst television commercial in the history of civilization. I can already imagine a do it for Rhode Island commercial airing sometime in the near future. In all seriousness, this video is aimed at an enormous issue facing Both Europe and Russia. Russia particularly, is suffering terribly. In the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian death rate far outpaced the Russian birth rate. The seriousness of such an issue can not be understated. A country can not survive if more people are dying, than being born. Only recently, has the birth rate caught back up to the death rate in Russia. While the death crises may be ebbing in Russia, there is no way to erase twenty years of death.
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Updated charts now show two views: where people who live in each state were born, and where people who were born in a state moved to.
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The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill.
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Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, retells the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lot of frank, funny -- and very effective -- talk about condoms.
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Refuse to share a pencil, reject a boy, say no to your imprisoned dad — all of these can get a teen girl killed in El Salvador's gang war.
Kevin Nguyen's curator insight,
October 21, 2015 10:38 AM
This article was very stunning and graphical to read. The rate of murder and homicide is so abnormal that it makes one question who doesn't want to leave there. I can definitely see why girls are the main targets because they are stuck in between these so called gangs because a person they know is usually affiliated with one. Their hardship of escaping was very touching and getting to experience and seeing a first hand perspective of these young girls really opened my eyes. We should not see people seeking asylum in other countries as a bad thing ,but rather sympathize for their well being that they have escaped the horrible life they had back home. 
Matt Danielson's curator insight,
September 29, 2018 4:52 PM
The gang violence in El Salvador is insane. Not only that but the level of control the gangs have over the country is nearly unrivaled anywhere else in the world. These young girls find themselves in the crossfire of this violence. Too many there only option is to join, or hide away. Some take the daring plan of escaping to America but many dont have the means to attempt this. The government in El Salvador needs to do a gang crack down and patrol communities more to make them safer, this is only possible if they can shrug off corruption first.
Stevie-Rae Wood's curator insight,
September 29, 2018 9:17 PM
There’s a scary epidemic occurring all over Latin America and El Salvador is one of the worst areas for girls and women. The major threat to girls lives are gangs. The gangs cause so much danger that a person is murdered there every hour. Unfortunately the feuds are over turf and revenge and the girls get caught in the middle. Girls can get killed because the refuse to be someone’s girlfriend or do not do something for the gang. These girls disappear and are scared into hiding in there homes or fleeing to the United States. If a young girl makes it past her fifth tenth birthdat its a miracle.
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"The International Database at the US Census Bureau [provides] population estimates broken down by country, age and year for essentially every country. [With this data we can track] shifts in population makeup over time. I’ve created a few interesting graphs to show the expected shifts over the next 35 years, including the dependency ratio."
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s curator insight,
April 5, 2015 8:18 PM
GTAV AC:G Y10 - Geographies of human wellbeing CD - The reasons for spatial variations between countries in selected indicators of human wellbeing 
Michael Amberg's curator insight,
May 26, 2015 11:30 PM
This is an example on the population growth and development from the recent years of technological innovation. 
Deanna Metz's curator insight,
March 1, 2016 8:04 PM
This article has some excellent animated graphs and population pyramids to show some of the demographic changes that countries will be experiencing from now until 2050. These animated GIFs are perfect teaching images. Tag: population, demographic transition model, APHG.
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Seth Dixon's curator insight,
August 19, 2014 4:03 PM
Have you even wanted to explore an interactive map of the United States and be able to click on any neighborhood to see the local population age structure and compare that to the national, state or county data? If not, you don't know what you've been missing. This is a fantastic resource that lets you and your students explore the data AND ask spatial questions. It's definitely one that I'll add to my list of favorite resources. This population pyramid shows that Jamestown's population is much older than the national average; how come?
Tag: population, population pyramids, mapping, census, visualization, USA.
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"Louise Fresco argues that a smart approach to large-scale, industrial farming and food production will feed our planet's incoming population of nine billion. Only foods like (the scorned) supermarket white bread, she says, will nourish on a global scale."
dilaycock's curator insight,
October 19, 2014 6:45 PM
Fresco argues that we tend to see "home-made" agriculture as a thing of beauty, whereas the reality is that many small scale farmers struggle and live a subsistence lifestyle. The adoration of small-scale farming, notes Fresco, is a luxury to those who can afford it. Large-scale production has increased the availability and affordability of food. Food production should be given as high a priority as climate change and sustainability, and we should seriously consider ways in which land can be used as a multi-purpose space that includes agriculture. 
Stephen Zimmett's curator insight,
October 24, 2014 10:55 AM
Louise Fresco speaks of local food production and small scale control and the entire food nework 
BrianCaldwell7's curator insight,
March 16, 2016 3:43 PM
Many advocates of local foods favor a small-scale approach to farming and are opposed to large-scale agribusiness. It might be easy for those disconnected from the food production system (like me) to romanticize and mythologize the farmers of yesteryear and yearn to return to this past. This talk highlights how essential large-scale farming is absolutely critical to feeding the global population; this other TED talk discusses many of the hunger problems especially the uneven access to food. Here are some other pro-agribusiness resources.
Tags: agriculture, food production, food distribution, agribusiness, TED.
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The oil boom in North Dakota, which has brought many new jobs to the state, has sharply altered the state’s balance of sexes.
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Today's volume of immigrants, in some ways, is a return to America’s past.
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