Course Overview

The World Population ECE exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate upper-level course on world population. InstantCert's course for this subject looks at demographic trends around the world and also covers the concepts and theories of fertility and mortality and the issues associated with population growth.

Topics Covered in This Course

Overview of the World's Population and Demographic Resources

Demographic Perspectives

Malthus
Marx
Boserup and Simon
Demographic transition
Other perspectives

Fertility

Measures of fertility
Determinants of fertility
Explanations for the fertility transition
Explanations for high fertility
Explanations for low fertility

Mortality

Measures
Determinants of mortality
Mortality differentials

Migration and Urbanization

Basic concepts
Measures of migration
Why people migrate
International migration
Internal migration
Urbanization

Case Studies on the Future of Population

China
The future of world population

Population Issues

Family demography
Population and the environment
Population policies
Demographics

Customer Test Results for the World Population ECE

36 users submitted test results since January, 2009
35 of those users reported a passing score (97%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the World Population ECE exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

January 17, 2012 User  passed with a score of B
August 24, 2011 User  passed with a score of A
August 18, 2011 User  passed with a score of B
July 28, 2011 User  passed with a score of B
February 17, 2011 User  passed with a score of B
October 8, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
September 20, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
September 10, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
September 9, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
August 25, 2010 User  passed with a score of B

Free Sample Questions For The World Population ECE

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Question 1 of 5

Demographic information about a population is broken down into three categories. These are: population size and distribution; population _________; and population structure and characteristics.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The World Population ECE exam does not have significant overlap with any of the other exams.