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BBC websites : Standard Grade Bitesize – Geography Population Section Intermediate/Higher – Geography Population Section (this site!) Higher Bitesize – Geography Population Section Search for the latest news stories concerning population and migration issues on bbc.co.uk/news Country Profiles with facts about countries including history, politics and economic background including audio and video clips from the BBC archives Migration Special – a large section with personal stories, viewpoints, facts, q&a's and more Destination UK - In depth report on asylum and migration issues within the UK Sudan : A Nation Divided - In depth look at Sudan and its problems Non BBC websites:
World Population clock showing the current population and a chance to compare with any year 1970-2037. http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop NASA map of the world from space showing the earth at night, highlighting particularly developed or populated areas
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001127.html Census 2001 site from National Statistics Online
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/default.asp
Scotland's Census Results OnLine shows the results from Scotland 's 2001 Census
http://www.scrol.gov.uk CIA's World Factbook - up to date facts and stats for countries
http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ US Census Bureau site showing Population Pyramids for countries over time http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html UK government's Home Office site for Immigration & Nationality Directorate
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk Australian government's site for The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs http://www.immi.gov.au/ There are countless useful websites which will help you find interesting information about the topic of Global Population - get searching online! Get help with BBC Search or some more general searching tips. Links Further Activities Sitemap Copyright and Credits |