Grade 6 Academic Standards
6.3.3 Analyze the impact of geography on population distribution, growth, and change, applying geographic concepts of population density, the availability of resources.
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Donald E. Green, "Settlement Patterns"
Richard Lowitt, "Environment and Cultural Ecology"
Donald N. Brown, "Immigration"
Research Center Resources
John W. Morris, ed. Geography of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1977).
Audio/Visual
"Oklahoma population gains and losses by counties, 1960." https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc410023/
"US population changes, 1960." https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc415009/
Additional Resources
"Median Center of Population for the United States: 1880 to 2010," US Census Bureau
"Explore Maps," Social Explorer
"Immigration Explorer," New York Times
Perry-CastaƱeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas
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