In this course learners are expected to learn basic concepts related to population geography, the disparity between population studies and population geography as well as the scope of population geography and settlement. Thereafter, the course will acquaint students the basic sources of demographic data and the associated problems in each. Subsequently, the course highlights the pattern and trends of world population distribution and the factors behind the uneven distribution of the world population. The course also familiarizes students with the dynamics of population change, theories of population and their application, and the interrelationship between population and development. Finally, the course will permit learners to comprehend the various population policies being implemented by different countries of the world including Ethiopia.
- Teacher: Afera Azmeraw