Modern Approaches to the Study of Population Geography; The Human and Physical Factors determining Population Distribution and Dynamics; Theories of Population Change, including Malthus’ and Neo-Malthusian Thoughts; The Demographic Transition Theory; The Sources of, and Problems associated with, Population Statistics; How to Measure Fertility, Mortality and Migration; Population Projection Techniques; Family Planning and Population Control Efforts around the World; The Status of Women and its Crucial Role in Population Dynamics; Major Causes of Death around the World, including AIDS; The Role of Migration in Population Dynamics; Culture, Population and the Environment. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Urbanization in both the Industrialized World and the Developing World, and Theories on the Geographical Distribution of Human Settlement.