Unit 4: Human Population

Choice Board

3.1.1 Describe the nature and explain the implications of exponential growth in human
populations.
3.1.2 Calculate and explain, from given data, the values of crude birth rate, crude death
rate, fertility, doubling time and natural increase rate.
3.1.3 Analyse age/sex pyramids and diagrams showing demographic transition models.
3.1.4 Discuss the use of models in predicting the growth of human populations.
Go to:
http://www.prb.org/pdf/aging_act2.
pdf Complete the activity for each
year that has data provided. Then
complete the questions in the
discussion section. (3.1.3 & 3.1.4)

Compare & Contrast the effect of

the AIDS epidemic and the Ebola
outbreak on populations across
the world. Cite at least 2 articles
in this essay. 1 page.

Watch a TED Talk by following the

link below:
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosl
ing_the_good_news_of_the_deca
de
Write a 1 page essay connect the
speakers talk to our reading in
Ch.8. What reasons does he give
for falling child mortality? Discuss
how the reasons for falling child
mortality look differently from
developing to developed countries.
What does this have to do with the
environment?
(3.1.1)

EVERYONE MUST DO:

Make notecards for the following
words and review each night for 5
minutes:
Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death
Rate, Emigration, Immigration,
Population Growth Rate, Thomas
Malthus, IPAT Model,
demography, demographers,
Total Fertility Rate (TFR),
replacement fertility, natural rate
of population change, life
expectancy, demographic
transition, pre-industrial stage,
transitional stage, industrial
stage, post-industrial stage, birth
control, contraception, family
planning, Baby Boom,
Dependency Ratio, Census,
Millennium Development Goals
Follow this link to practice
Population Growth Rate
calculations:
http://sese.asu.edu/sites/default/fil
es/file/SciNews/StudentWorkshee
t_PGRmath.pdf

Current Event: Choose a current

event in world population and
create an educational display
about it. This could be a
powerpoint, glogster, poster,
paper, infographic or some other
medium of your choosing.

Read the National

Geographic article
http://ngm.nationalgeographi
c.com/2011/01/sevenbillion/kunzig-text/2 and
create 6 questions for a
classmate to answer. The
questions need to follow
Blooms Taxonomy and you
need to have 1 from each
level.
Research 2 countries of your
choice and discuss womens
rights in those countries
including access to
healthcare, contraception,
and education. Now look up
those countries population
pyramids. Can you see a
correlation between
womens access to these
rights & services and the
population growth of that
country?

Go to
https://aids.gov/federalresources/around-theworld/global-aids-overview/
and use the facts to create
an infographic. In this
medium you use facts and
images to educate in a
powerful way that creates
intrigue.

Unit 4: Human Population

Choice Board