Historical archaeology in the Grand Prairie division of Illinois : environmental, social, demographic, and technological dimensions of frontier development /

(GIS) to produce logistic regression models of changing

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schroeder, Erich Karl
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
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Description
Summary:(GIS) to produce logistic regression models of changing
data consist of: public domain land records, federal
depressed values of life expectancy at birth, resulting from
distribution of timber and wet land. The census and
fertility levels during middle stages of development;
frontier development in a portion of central Illinois. The
gravemarker data were combined to document the changes in
growth rates; high sex ratios, particularly associated with
infrastructure-based variables. The models indicate the
locational preferences in terms of environment-versus
patterns derived from these data indicate: rapid initial
population censuses, and gravestone inscriptions. Land
post-frontier out-migration roughly 20-25 years after initial
processes: fertility, mortality, and migration. Demographic
records were integrated with a geographic information system
secondary in-migrations; evidence of slightly higher
settlement.
size and structure of populations along with demographic
supreme importance of environmental aspects, particularly the
the narrow age structure in the living population; and a
Three data sources were utilized to investigate processes of
Item Description:"Major Subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 206 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.