Population Geography Population geography is the study of the distribution of people on the earth and the impacts of that distribution. It is an obvious observation that population distribution has an impact on society. For example, population density is not without meaning in most places. North Dakota lacks the density to maintain small town services in some places. Urban densities may result in behavior changes.
Population geography starts with data that identifies population characteristics.
That data is then analyzed to find relationships and models of how population varies over space and what the implications of those variations might be. The basic distribution of is the starting point. Within this one branches out to a larger cultural or social geography field where population becomes a variable to explain other cultural and social features, or the reverse. The demographic transition items take you into a look at how population changes over time. The model looks simple as these rates change in the modern and postmodern world.