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Track #59394: APES Population Websites
Annotated by: Mike Carney
1. Human Population Studies Assignment
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/human_population.html

An assignment for students to investigate the changes in survivorship curves in human populations.

2. San Francisco Obituaries
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/vitals/sfranobi.htm

Data-base for 19th century death data to be used in conjunction with the assignment above.

3. Population Pyramids
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/pyramids.html

This page allows you to obtain population pyramids (graphs that show the distribution of population by age and sex) for every country.

4. Human Population Info
http://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/

Everything you needed to know about populations.  The "Animations" are especially valuable for helping you understand how populations change.

5. US Census Bureau Homepage
http://www.census.gov/

All the data you will ever need about human populations on this planet.

6. Populationconnection
http://www.populationconnection.org/

Homepage of an organization devoted to achieving zero population growth of the human race.  You can also order the "World Population" video here.

7. Obituary Daily Times Website
http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/

Data-base for present day obituary data. Goes with the human population studies assignment above.  Search the database for present-day deaths in just about any city.

8. US Population Growth From 1790-1990
http://www.outragegis.com/animations/population-growth.htm

Graphical depiction of the growth of the human population in the USA for two centuries...

9. US Census Bureau PopClocks
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

Numerically displays the growth of humans on the planet and in the USA.

10. United Nations Data Info on World Populations
http://www.un.org/esa/progareas/pop.html

Explore how world and regional human population sizes, densities, urban and/or rural percentages have changed/will change...

11. Additional Cemetary Information
http://www.interment.net

Check death data for cemetaries all over the United States.

12. Take a Quiz to Determine your "Footprint".
http://ecofoot.org/

See how your lifestyle compares to others.

13. Additional Cemetary Information from 1700-1800s
http://academics.hamilton.edu/biology/ewilliam/cemetery/default.html#datasets

Data sets will open in PDF format.

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