Demographics: Population of the Sonoran Desert

Related Web Links

Demographics

http://www.ourplanet.com/aaas/pages/case06.html
"Population and conservation in the Sonoran Desert"
An excellent discussion of population growth, population centers, natural increase and in migration. Places 1995 population of the region at approximately 5.5 million.

2000 U.S. Census figures at http://quickfacts.census.gov
Useful sources for census information.

http://www.world-gazetteer.com
Figures for both the U.S. and Mexico

wysiwyg://118/http://mywebpage.netscape.com/fcsklabrie/Sonora.htm
http://www.virtualmex.com
Demographic information for Mexico based on Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas. [broken link as of 28 October 2002]

For further information on the population of individual cities, try your favorite search engine, and use the search terms "population" and "place name."

Economy

http:///www.puerto-penasco.com/bizpp.html
Puerto Penasco Mexico Online: Business, Investing and Property
Provides information on business, the probable cost of property in different zones in the area, immigration permits, and stocks and bonds.

http://www.puerto-penasco.com/nafta.html
Puerto Penasco Mexico Online: Nafta Updates
Brief discussion of the types of products made in maquilladoras in the city.

http://www.mexicanshowroom.com/state/bajaCalif.html
State & Regional Information The Mexican Textile & Apparel Showroom
Provides basic geographic and economic facts about the State of Baja California.

Major Cities

http://www.obregon.gob.mx/info.htm
Dinamismo, Modernidad Y Progreso
Contains pertinent information such as History, Universities, Organizations, and maps of the city of Obregon, Sonora (en Espanol)

http://www.globalc.org/sister/mex.htm
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Brief overview of city

www.iucn.org/bookstore/bulletin/2000/wc2/content/page5sonorandesert.pdf

www.asu.edu/copp/morrison/public/APC98pdf#page=14
Projected growth

AZ pg. 30 of 199 on domestic migration. Executive summary of "State of the Desert Biome" on pg. 35 (solely in English)

http://aria.arizona.edu/courses/ar/641/1999/ch6_files/ch6text.html