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The People Connection
» Download the PDFA secondary-level primer on the history of population growth and resource use.
Facts and Background:
» Feeding the Global Family
This secondary-level reading discusses the challenges of sustainably growing food for the world.
» Women: The Critical Link
This secondary-level reading addresses worldwide challenges and opportunities for women.
Activities:
» Power of the Pyramids
Students construct and interpret "population pyramid" graphs for several countries.
» World Population Video
This seven minute film depicts the history of human population growth and distribution from 1 AD through the present, then projects future growth to the year 2030.
Eight frames of the video are presented here: the opening in 1 AD; then skipping ahead to 1800, when the population reached the first billion, followed by the years in which the population reached each successive billion; and the closing frame at 2030, showing the 8.2 billion people expected to inhabit the Earth by then if current growth rates continue.
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