Global Population Distribution and Migration Since the 1700s

What this note covers

1. Population Distribution in the Pre-Industrial Era (1700s)
2. Industrialisation and the Demographic Transition (1760s–1900)
3. Colonisation and Forced Migration: Reshaping Population Geographies
4. Urbanisation as the Dominant 20th-Century Population Redistribution Force
5. International Migration Patterns and Their Spatial Implications
6. 21st-Century Projected Population Patterns and the Demographic Dividend
7. Spatial Data, Mapping Techniques, and Reading Population Patterns

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes