Posted: March 16, 2011
Websites
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
http://hdrstats.undp.org/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
Helpful Instructions:
Question 1a)
-go to the first website
-Click on data access
-select a country
-select 1950
-click submit
Question 1-bcd)
-return to main page
-look at the demographic indicators: Midyear populations
Question 3
-Look up “growth rate” on the internet, may be more accurate if you use Population growth rate
Question 6
-click on populations pyramids in the tabs above the information, if nothing comes up for your country show me.
Question 7
-type in http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/pcwe
Question 8
Go to the website: http://hdrstats.undp.org/
-click on country to find your country
-look up your country: and look up the HDI value for your country and look across to the GDP per capita
Question 9
Go to the website: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
-scroll down to find your country
-scroll down to the “People” category
-scroll down to the “economoy” category
Question 10
-scroll up to “background” information
-you are also able to look at other websites to find other information
-if you can’t find any information try to explain one of the examples we discussed yesterday in class