Application

Population Demographics

GEOTREX Microblog

GEOTREX uses microposts to keep its social media followers informed and engaged. A micropost is a mini-blog post that is limited to 140 characters. Companies, celebrities, and politicians use microposts to keep followers up to date on important events and news. Anyone can create a micropost account to communicate about their life. GEOTREX has asked you to research and write five microposts about population demographics. The company will share them on its social media platform.

A sample set of two microposts about cultural geography, the focus of this module, are shown below:

93% of Ecuadorians speak Spanish, much more than the 13% in the U.S. – I need to learn more if I’m going to visit!

Many people know Judaism is the main religion practiced in Israel, but did you know Israeli citizens are also Muslim, Christian, and Druze?

For this assignment, you will create a collection of five microposts. They should share information about population demographic trends in four countries: Afghanistan, Switzerland, the United States, and one country of your choice. Your country of choice needs to come from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, or South America. The country you choose may be in a different stage of economic or political development. As you research information to include in your microposts, you will also analyze trends provided by the data.

Once you have collected demographic information about the countries, you are ready to write five microposts. Your microposts must address at least four of the following pieces of information:

• Similarities in the demographics between two of the assigned countries (Afghanistan, Switzerland, and the United States).
• Demographic categories in which Afghanistan outperforms Switzerland or the United States.
• Whether Afghanistan or the United States has a higher standard of living, including details to back up your statement.
• Whether Switzerland or the United States has a higher standard of living, including details to back up your statement.
• How your chosen country’s demographics compare to one of the assigned countries in at least two ways.
• The country or countries that should be classified as “developed,” including details to back up your statement.

Before you begin, access the GEOTREX Microblog Checklist to be sure you include all of the items required for full credit. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment, so be sure to submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Student Resources section for information on citing resources.

 

After completing this assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.