Key Questions:
"The problems to be faced are vast and complex, but come down to this: 7 billion people are breeding exponentially. The process of fulfilling their wants and needs is stripping earth of its biotic capacity to support life; a climatic burst of consumption by a single species is overwhelming skies, earth, waters, and fauna."--Paul Hawken
1. ) How do environmental scientists think about human population growth?
2.) What factors influence the size of the human population?
3.) How does a population's age structure affects its growth or decline?
4.) How can we slow human population growth?
1. ) How do environmental scientists think about human population growth?
2.) What factors influence the size of the human population?
3.) How does a population's age structure affects its growth or decline?
4.) How can we slow human population growth?
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Introduction to Population:
For an overview, please watch these "clips" in the order we did in class
1.) Little House (video below)
2.) 7 Billion People in Counting (video below)
3.) NatGeo 7-billion : http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/7-billion/ngm-7billion
4.) Girl Effect (video below)
5.) NatGeo Are you typical? http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/7-billion/ngm-7billion-typical
6.) NPR's Population Video (video below)
7.) The Paved Paradise Video (pay attention to the lyrics)
8.) complete the activity on :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
9.) HW: NatGeo Food For Thought: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/7-billion/ngm-7billion-food-for-thought
1.) Little House (video below)
2.) 7 Billion People in Counting (video below)
3.) NatGeo 7-billion : http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/7-billion/ngm-7billion
4.) Girl Effect (video below)
5.) NatGeo Are you typical? http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/7-billion/ngm-7billion-typical
6.) NPR's Population Video (video below)
7.) The Paved Paradise Video (pay attention to the lyrics)
8.) complete the activity on :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
9.) HW: NatGeo Food For Thought: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/7-billion/ngm-7billion-food-for-thought
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World Population "clock" http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop
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4 Stages of Demographic Transition
"The demographic transition, which a country can experience as it becomes industrialized and more economically developed, can take place in four stages" (p.p. 134-135 in your textbook)
Stages: 1. Preindustrial 2. Transitional 3. Industrial 4. Postindustrial At what stage is the country where you live? Watch the video and complete the worksheet in your smashbook.
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Population Dynamics/Pyramids/Calculations
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Thanksgiving break Assignments:
1.) Read Chapter 6. You will need to know it forwards/backwards/sideways/diagonally. You are responsible for understanding all of the graphs, charts, etc (ie, how to interpret, how to create your own, etc)
2.) Watch The World in Balance : The People Paradox, and The World in Balance : China Revs Up and complete the guided viewing worksheet:
2.) Watch The World in Balance : The People Paradox, and The World in Balance : China Revs Up and complete the guided viewing worksheet:
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3.) Watch Cradle to Cradle author, William McDonough's TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design (take notes)
4.) Watch The Future of Our Cities: http://www.ted.com/talks/alex_steffen (take notes and start thinking of sustainability projects)
5.) Eat too much food, possibly go into a pumpkin pie coma and sleep for a day!
4.) Watch The Future of Our Cities: http://www.ted.com/talks/alex_steffen (take notes and start thinking of sustainability projects)
5.) Eat too much food, possibly go into a pumpkin pie coma and sleep for a day!
Collapse!Watch all seven parts, and complete the guided viewing worksheet.
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Miscellaneous Coolness:
Gangster Birds: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/gangster-birds.html
better life index: http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111111
Notes to Review!!
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