world population trends
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World Population Trends. Learning Goal 1 – Describe world population patterns and describe how human and physical features affect the world settlement patterns Criteria for Success – Students will understand the overall world population pattern - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World Population TrendsLearning Goal 1 – Describe world population patterns and describe how human and physical features affect the world settlement patterns
Criteria for Success – Students will understand the overall world population pattern
Students will understand the different human and physical features and factors that impact
population patterns
Warm upWrite the following question on the left side
in your Cornell notes and provide an answer on the right side
Which of the vocabulary terms would have
the biggest impact on population growth? Justify your answer.
VideoWatch the following videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYS
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Answer the following questions in your ISN
What is the general trend of population growth?
What led to decreases in countries population?
Physical FeaturesEssential Question – How do physical
features impact population trends?
With a partner answer the following question in your ISN – Which physical feature could sustain a higher population, a desert or a river valley? Why?
Why would fewer people be able to live here?
Compared to here?
Earliest civilizations
Early Civilizations contAll early civilizations arose near a major
source of water.These major water ways were vital for
several reasonsHumans need fresh water to surviveAs civilizations arose they needed agricultureThese new farms need irrigation from these
water sourcesAs time elapses these water ways are used as
ports
Major shifts in populationHow did the following eras impact
population. Write the era on the left hand side and your justification on the right
Neolithic RevolutionThe Age of ExplorationIndustrializationModern Medicine
Neolithic RevolutionFirst permanent settlements
Farming emerges as does domesticating livestock
Surplus of food allows higher population
Age of ExplorationColumbian Exchange
Diseases in the New World
New crops and animals allow for increased populations
IndustrializationMajor shift towards urbanization
Shift towards a “more developed” nation
Usually precedes an increase in population
Modern MedicineMost important factor in population growthCreation of vaccines, antibiotics, medicineBetter understanding in spreading of bacteria
/ diseases (Surgical operations in civil war vs today)
Emergence of hospitals and better trained professionals
Emergence of birth control / contraceptives / education
Write down the following questions and answer them as the video playsWhat was the population in 1900?What was it in 2000?What is it projected to be in 2100?What grows faster, less developed or more developed
countries?How has life expectancy changed over the past 60 years?What has led to population growth slowing down?How much has the global fertility rate dropped in the last
50 years?What are the 2 biggest factors in the fertility rate?Based on the graphs what will happen to the populations in
Japan and Niger?Where is urbanization occurring at a faster rate?
Read two of the following articleshttp://www.unitedhumanrights.org/2011/02/u
krainian-faminehttp://www.unitedhumanrights.org/2009/05/t
he-genocide-in-rwandahttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_de
ath_of_1348_to_1350.htmhttp://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Writing ResponseUsing ACE :Write 1 ½ pages in response to the following
question
What are the two main factors which lead to a decrease in population?
Cite each article you use at least three times