Introduction To Population Geography

The document discusses various topics in population geography and demography. It defines population geography as the study of population phenomena and patterns in different parts of the world, while demography is defined as the study of human population characteristics. Population geography is concerned with the spatial expression of demographic processes and the study of human population composition, growth, distribution, and migratory movements, with a focus on the last two. Geographers focus on space and demographers focus on time. The document also discusses censuses and vital records, and how geographers use spatial analysis and place-based reasoning to solve problems relating to human-environment relations such as political redistricting and monitoring population growth and decline.