Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - GEOG 382 D100

Population Geography (4)

Class Number: 4250

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2018
    Mon, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Ivor Winton
    winton@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-5871
    Office: RCB 7222

  • Prerequisites:

    GEOG 221 or 241.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A survey - from geographic perspective - of data, concepts, themes, and debates in the study of population. Particular concern for population numbers, fertility, mortality, and migration over space and time.

COURSE DETAILS:

An introduction to data, concepts, and themes in the study of population, seen through the eyes of one geographer.  Particular attention given to mortality and fertility.  We will consider the past as well as the present.  Emphasis on the world at large rather than on circumstances here in Canada.

Major themes:    Studying population
  Major data sources
  Population over space
  Population over time
  Mortality
  Fertility
  Demographic transition
  Population and the food supply
  Population and economic development
  International migration

Structure:  Two two-hour meetings per week, typically (but not necessarily) a two-hour lecture followed by a two-hour seminar.

Grading

NOTES:

Likely:  midterm and final exams (each 30% of total grade); exercise (20%); map quiz (5%); seminar participation (15%).  Possibly less than the foregoing, but not more.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

No text.  A clutch of readings will be placed on reserve in the Library – some earmarked for class discussion, others to be read independently.  Numerous handouts are a key component of the course.

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