Download - Lis 704 ready reference copy
![Page 1: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Population and Production Stats
![Page 2: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Geohive is a website which collects and displays statistics on population and economic production.
It is free to access at http://www.geohive.com/
It is collected and maintained by Johan van der Hayden, who describes it as his hobby.
![Page 3: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Geohive displays statistics on population and economic production.
Population figures are arranged in several ways.
You could look alphabetically by country, or in a variety of subcategories.
The statistics about each nation are from that nation’s official statistics agency, or the U.N.
![Page 4: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Geohive can answer questions about:
The current populations of nations
Population trends over time
Population projections
Population as arranged by age
Population figures regarding the urban/rural divide.
![Page 5: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Agricultural production by crop type or nation.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of nations.
![Page 6: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Geohive is only available online.
The main page features:
Several graphs showing world population grouped by age
Population projections
Recent updates to the site
Tabs at the top of the page to more information
Browsing is required; there is no search option.
![Page 7: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The tabs hold the majority of the site’s data:
Global data
Country data
Resources
Home
![Page 8: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
The Global data page has subsections offering tables of data on:
The general population
The population by age
The urban/rural divide of the population
Global economic statistics, such as GDP
Statistics on crop production
![Page 9: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
The Country data tab leads to an index of nations organized alphabetically.
Clicking on a nation’s name leads to a profile of that nation, which includes that nation’s:
Official name
Capital
Census results
And administrative units (provinces, counties, etc.) and their populations.
![Page 10: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
The Resources tab leads to an index of official statistics agencies, grouped by continent and listed alphabetically.
These statistics agencies are the sources of Geohive’s data.
![Page 11: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Further information and more details about Geohive can be found at these sites:
http://li813.pbworks.com/w/page/9541039/GeoHive-com
http://ablsurpass.mccsc.edu/Surpass/WebSafari.exe/detail?sid=DC7D0FA2-96E2-4457-92F2-445E383B2508&database=NOR&list=R&rec=2&marc=625318096
![Page 12: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
(n.d.). Geohive. Retrieved from: http://www.geohive.com/
(2009). LI813: Information Sources Wiki. Retrieved from: http://li813.pbworks.com/w/page/9541039/GeoHive-com
(n.d.). Bloomington High School North Library. Retrieved from: http://ablsurpass.mccsc.edu/Surpass/WebSafari.exe/detail?sid=DC7D0FA2-96E2-4457-92F2-445E383B2508&database=NOR&list=R&rec=2&marc=625318096
![Page 13: Lis 704 ready reference copy](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042715/55836536d8b42a972b8b492f/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Please contact me, Peter Tew, if you have any questions.
I can be reached at [email protected]
Created by Peter Tew for LIS 704-99 Reference and Online Services
at Dominican University