Our World: How we adapt and change
A.12.2 Analyze information generated from a computer about a place, including statistical sources, aerial and satellite images, and
three-dimensional models
A.12.4 Analyze the short-term and long-term effects that major changes in population in various parts of the world have had or might have on the environment
A.12.1 Use various types of atlases and appropriate vocabulary to describe the physical attributes of a place or region, employing such concepts as climate, plate tectonics, volcanism, and landforms, and to describe the human attributes, employing such concepts a demographics, birth and death rates, doubling time, emigration, and immigration
A.12.12 Assess the advantages and disadvantages of selected land use policies in the local community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.
three-dimensional models
A.12.4 Analyze the short-term and long-term effects that major changes in population in various parts of the world have had or might have on the environment
A.12.1 Use various types of atlases and appropriate vocabulary to describe the physical attributes of a place or region, employing such concepts as climate, plate tectonics, volcanism, and landforms, and to describe the human attributes, employing such concepts a demographics, birth and death rates, doubling time, emigration, and immigration
A.12.12 Assess the advantages and disadvantages of selected land use policies in the local community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.
Beginning Vocabulary
Zero Population Growth
Carrying Capacity Demography Census Population Overpopulation |
Population Density
Birth Rate Death Rate Fertility Rate Infant Mortality Rate Life Expectancy |
Lesson 1- Understanding Population
|
United States Through History
What can you infer about the United States population through the years? |
Discussion Questions
1. What are some key themes and observations are you seeing about United States population and world population? 2. For what reasons might this information be so crucial? 3. What do you think in 50 years might do? |
Lesson 2- Population Through Statistics
Lesson 3- Population Pyramids
|
Assignment
|
Lesson 4- Effects of Population
List some #Firstworldproblems
Journal
1. What was your experience like playing 3rd world farmer? What successes and failure did you have? Why?
2. What was your experience like playing Disaster Game? What successes and failure did you have? Why?
1. What was your experience like playing 3rd world farmer? What successes and failure did you have? Why?
2. What was your experience like playing Disaster Game? What successes and failure did you have? Why?
Game-What Would the Birth Rate Do?
What would the Death Rate Do?
What would the Death Rate Do?
Sustainable Development Goals Present-2030
|
|
Sustainable Development Goal Presentation
|
Lesson 5- Megacities
Why Megacities Matter
What if we grow too fast?
Google Earth each city!! Copy and Paste coordinates
Rio De Janeiro
( 22°59'18.09"S 43°14'54.40"W) A walk through the favelas Favelas, The World Cup and the Olympics |
Lesson 6- Urban Planning
Daily Journal 19-Spain
Do you think this can affect megacities?
Do you think this can affect megacities?
|
|
Class Discussion- What do you think American life would be like without cars?
Day 5-6- Build Your Own House
Lesson 7- Keys to Countries
Day 1-Sanitation
Define and Understand
Basic Countries Secondary Countries Tertiary Countries |
|
Day 2-Water Scarcity and Clean Water
Scarcity- Resource being scarce
Water Scarcity- Scare water availability
Water Scarcity- Scare water availability
|
Discussion- How is the future population going to impact water scarcity?
|
Reading Questions
1. What areas of the United States will be most affected by water scarcity?
2. What can we do to help prevent that scarcity?
1. What areas of the United States will be most affected by water scarcity?
2. What can we do to help prevent that scarcity?
Day 3-Energy and Population
|
Map of World Population: Where do people live? CLICK HERE
|
Summative Assessment
Population Test