Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Iran--Population; Iran; Population research--Iran; Population; Population research;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe the spatial patterns of Iran's population characteristics, with reference to the main physical and socio-economic features of the country, and to its place among Middle Eastern countries. This is the first study of its type to do a multivariate analysis of Iran's internal spatial organization. The main sources of information were the Statistical Yearbook of Iran, 1973, and the National Census of Population and Housing, 1966. The physical environments have a direct relationship to the population distribution. A shortage of water, a wide range of temperature and the occurrence of earthquakes are notable. The availability of the traditional qanat system has influence on the population distribution. The internal spatial organization of population and related phenomena of Iran were analyzed by using 77 variables compiled for each of the 21 ostans. Examination of the factor score maps revealed that the Center-Periphery Model for the spatial pattern of modernization also prevailed in Iran. The inverse relationship between fertility and socio-economic factors was also found to be valid for Iran. After comparing Iran's relationship to other Middle Eastern countries in terms of population characteristics, it was determined that Iran has a position which is about average for the 20 countries located in the Middle East according to data available for this study.
Year of Submission
1977
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Geography
First Advisor
Roy Chung
Second Advisor
Basheer K. Nijim
Third Advisor
Richard S. Newell
Date Original
1977
Object Description
1 PDF file (265 leaves)
Copyright
©1977 Mohammadsha Kamiar
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kamiar, Mohammadsha, "Spatial Patterns of Iran’s Population Characteristics" (1977). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 3122.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/3122
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