Analyzing Countries Through Data Accumulations

Three demographic indicators of development include, but are not limited to natural increase rate, education level, and infant mortality rate. Natural increase helps determine the level of development of a country because if there is a positive increase rate, it shows that people are living to a reasonable age and children are being born and surviving. Education level determines the future of the country’s economy because if people are more educated the country’s economy most likely will become better. Infant mortality rate helps to determine the level of development in a country because it gives a good representation of the state of the medical facilities in the country and the mother’s need to have multiple children.

Have you ever wondered why some country's population is not as large as others, or why some are increasing while others are decreasing? The population growth rate definitely affects communities in an area. It is a measurement that combines both natural increase rate and net migration rate to calculate the total population increase of

“The expansion of Islam in the eighth century transferred the seat of the Islamic caliphate from Damascus to Baghdad . . . it became the most powerful state west of China”. The rule of Iraq transferred many times, from the Mongols in the 13th century to the Prussians who held power until the 16th century and then resting with the Ottoman Empire up into the 20th century. “The Ottomans divided Iraq into three vilayets centered on Mosul, in the Kurdish north; Baghdad, a largely Sunni city in the centre; and Basra, in the Shi’ite south”. The fall of the Ottoman Empire brought British occupation to Iraq during World War I; subsequently Iraq received authorization from the League of Nations to establish a responsible government. Incrementally Iraq gained its independence and throughout the next seventy-five years, military strongmen ruled the country, resting finally with Saddam Hussein during the U.S. invasion. While attending the university in Bagdad he joined the Ba’ath party and rising through the ranks, assumed the position of head of state of Iraq in 1979. The ethnic divide in the population of Iraq dates back as far as the 16th century and has devolved even further with the

2. Canada, for instance, has its population clustered around the middle of the pyramid graph and there is a smaller number of people around pre-reproductive ages versus the post reproductive ages. This means that the population of Canada will have a relatively slow growth rate.

The three Countries I chose to talk about are, Afghanistan , China, And United States. I chose these places because they are in different regions of the world, with different development levels and population. Taking a look at the PRB I’ve noticed some great differences between these countries. Afghanistan has a high and stable birth rates, but its still low in population compared to the other countries, this is due to a high mortality rate of infants along with, 45% of its population under the age of 15 and 2% of the age of 65. I believe this to be a result of lack of resources and medicines of this low developed country, putting it in the second stage of demographic transition.

Domenic Bettinelli Human Geo Scanlan 11/20/15 Dear Mr. President of Iraq Fuad Masum, The condition of Iraq’s demographic state is not good. The literacy rate, especially for women is very low and could be improved upon. The population growth shows the characteristics of a poor country because of the low amount of elderly and the low median age. There are also problems like the low life expectancy. Compared to the United States Iraq’s life expectancy is low. These problems can be fixed to improve your country 's status and raise the standard of living and earn respect from other countries that have listened to my advice. To fix the problems like population the female literacy rate and the low life expectancy and the low median age, you

Family units regulate many of the activities throughout the Arab society whether it is economic, political or religious. Iraqis view family very seriously and is revealed the primary focus of loyalty from the lowest level to the top. A person’s social status derives from their family’s position in society. The status and occupation of a person and their family often determines whom they will marry. It is very common to have arranged marriages in Iraqi society. “Muslims were brought under a single body of family law for the first time in 1959 with the enactment of a secular law on personal status, based on Sharia…” (Metz 111) Sharia is the religious law stated by the Islamic Koran. At times, families from different decent will attach themselves to a specific lineage in order to gain from it whether it is wealth or status. Industrialization in Iraq has come a long way over the last seventy-five years. Despite numerous attempts to bring new change to spark growth in its economy, Iraq has been quite counterproductive in industrial growth. Oil and cash crops have always been the economies largest earners in Iraq. Once oil revenue began to grow so did the rate at which industry grew. Fertilizer production began in 1984 in Iraq. It did not take long before they were producing 3.4 million tons of phosphate per year into fertilizer. Iraq soon would produce enough fertilizer too be self-sufficient and still export 75% of its

The Middle East has been characterized by a long chain of human migration ever since humans made their way into the region. Over the centuries, an area near the center of the Middle East that makes up the modern state of Iraq has experienced this constant flow of individuals from all over the region, many of who came for the fertile regions near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers along the Fertile Crescent. Fast forward to today and little has changed. In the wake of conflict such as the rise of the Islamic State, more people are facing displacement or being forced to migrate. A popular way to measure how people have migrated is through the amount of urbanization experienced in a country. In the wake of conflict starting near the end of the

Iraq is like many other nations of the third world have artificial boundaries which divided different areas. Iraq most noticeably is the Kurds, which were split up between 4 nations, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria. Those nation's British and French colonial rulers could easier rule them by using divide and conquer policies. By the split of nation the power of the economies and politics has different ways of ruling, also.

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for almost a third of the country’s existence as an independent nation. Since its beginning, Iraq was divided by ethnicity and tribal structures representing alternative socio-political communities in competition with central state government. In fact, Iraq has always been a weak state – defined as having just enough power and coercive force for the central government to remain in control – and its viability over time depended on its ability to govern and enforce laws. The durability of tribal structures, particularly those in the sparsely populated Sunni portions of the country, made it difficult for the Iraqi government to absorb and integrate them (Crone, 1993). These problems were exacerbated by the faction

Iraq embraces potentially the most ancient civilization flourishing today. In order to appreciate the culture of Iraq, we have to revise about 5,000 years back to the culture of Mesopotamia and Sumer. Today, Iraq claims almost all of the same land as Mesopotamia once did. Way back in 4000 B.C.E, the Sumerians flourished the land of modern day Iraq. This was ultimately the start of a long lasting culture that would be passed on for thousands of years. These Sumerians are fully responsible for the way that the Iraqi culture was molded. They delivered much progression to not only Sumer and Iraq, but also to many other countries.

SOCIALLY, following the war with Iran in 1988, Iraq was ranked 50 in the 1990 UNDP Human Development Index, which measures national success in education, GDP, and health. Iraq was nearing the top of the middle range of countries in regard to the implementation of basic social services and infrastructure. However, under Saddam’s rule, the prosecution of Shiites and Kuwaitis was a normal occurrence. Called by some a genocide, the period of murder, terror, and persecution faced by these groups was the foundation for a long-lasting unrest within the hearts and minds of Iraqi citizens. The rest of the Iraqi citizens, however, lived normal, comfortable lives. In the late 20th century, many traveled from afar to utilize and learn from Iraq’s intricate network of hospitals and social centers regarded as the best in the region. (CIA 2) However, constant war drained Iraq’s wealth and decimated its people. In the Iraq-Iran War, Saddam Hussein unwillingly forced Iraq into a disastrous attempt to overthrow the Islamist government in Iran. When the dust settled, over 200,000 Iraqis were dead, and more than twice this number were wounded. Iraq’s increasing debt, nearing about 75 Billion, soon had the Arab

In recent years, the Iraqi nation has endured a crisis that will forever remain in the hearts and minds of the Middle Eastern culture. However, the outcomes of the War on Iraq will not change the long-lasting and passionate traditions and memories that have been held in the country for decades. One major event that happened in Iraq’s history is that on October 3, 1932 Iraq was established as an independent nation. Iraq has always been a country in which respect and generosity have been highly valued and play an important cultural role in everyday life. Additionally, approximately ninety-five percent of Iraqis are Muslim, and therefore Islam is the official religion of this nation (Gutierrez 1). Furthermore, Iraq is a

The countries I decided to write about are Cambodia (1 least developed country), Brazil (Less developed country) and South Korea (developed country). During the 1980, Cambodia had a population pyramid that looked like a decent pyramid. The sides of the pyramids are kind of curved. This suggests that the rate of birth is growing at an exponential rate. However between the age 20-59, there seems to be less males than females. The 2050 Cambodia 2050 age pyramid starts too look less like a pyramid, and looks like a box with a small triangle on top. This suggests that the people are only have 2childrens per family, just enough to replace the parents. The sex ratio for 2050 Cambodia is favoring the women above the age of 45, especially after age of 70.

Demography is the study of the components of population variation and change. Death rate and birth rate are two determinants of population change. Theory of Demographic Transition is comparatively recent theory that has been accepted by several scholars throughout the world. This theory embraces the observation that all countries in the world go through different stages in the growth of population. A nation's economy and level of development is directly related to that nation's birth and death rates. Population history can be divided into different stages. Some of the scholars have divided it into three and some scholars have divided it into five stages. These stages or classifications demonstrate a