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What is the right amount of people?

Laura Roth

April 2017

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Day 1

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How many of us are there?

Source: American Museum of Natural History

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How did there get to be so many of us?

Source: NPR

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How do population trends affect a country and the world?

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Words to Know

endangered species animals or plants that are in danger of dying out in the immediate future

habitat the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives

pesticide a chemical substance used to control anything seen as a pest, such as insects, weeds, or rodents

technology the creation and use of tools to meet practical needs; also refers to the tools themselves

production the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials

pollution damage to the natural environment caused by harmful substances; also refers to harmful substances

immigrant a person who moves TO another country

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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7 Billion

Where do you stand?

You will hear several statements. Stand in front of the sign that most closely represents what you believe about each statement. You will then be asked to explain your particular stand on each issue.

Tip

You may move to a different sign if your opinion changes after hearing your classmates’ views.

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Statements

1. Because our population has reached seven billion people and continues to grow, we need to expand land area available for living and growing food by cutting down the rainforest.

2. Without reducing rapid population growth, it will be impossible to solve the world’s global challenges.

3. With more than 7 billion people commuting from one place to another, drilling for more oil is necessary to fuel more cars.

4. In order to feed our population, we must use pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and genetically modified crops to increase farm yields.

5. With new technologies used to gather fish, we must have international laws to ensure seafood is harvested sustainably.

6. The Earth can support over 7 billion people now and will be able to support any number of humans in the future.

7. In an effort to feed a population of over 7 billion, people in developed countries should reduce the amount of meat they consume.

8. Science and technology will ensure that food production and energy supplies keep up with the demands of a growing population.

12. In a real crunch, jobs are more important than environmental quality.

11. Governments in countries with fast-growing populations should make laws to limit the number of children that couples can have.

10. There is nothing I can do to help alleviate population pressures.

9. With human population over 7 billion, we must protect endangered species’ habitats by not developing on them for any reason.

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Statements

13. With over 7 billion people on the planet, water pollution is inevitable and we should not waste money trying to prevent it.

14. Even though I am only one person in 7 billion, I still have a responsibility to keep the Earth healthy; what I do makes a difference.

15. Automobile makers in this country should be required by law to make all their vehicles fuel- efficient, even though the vehicles may become more expensive.

16. If China and India can each take care of over a billion people on relatively the same size land as the U.S., then the U.S. should accept immigrants until it reaches a billion people as well.

17. All high schools should be prohibited from distributing contraceptives to students under age.

18. Arable land should never be used for housing, businesses, or other non-agricultural uses because we need all available farmable land to produce food.

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Crazy

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Day 2

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Words to Know

population pyramid a graph that shows the ages and sexes in a population, with the youngest ages at the bottom

demography the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration

demographer a person who studies human populations

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Population Pyramid

This is a population pyramid.

Demographers (people who study human populations) use it.

What information are demographers able to learn from it?

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Two Bar Graphs

A population pyramid consists of

two bar graphs.

The blue one shows the male population.

The red one shows the female population.

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Sex & Age

In addition to showing sex, population graphs show age.

Each bar shows what percent of the population is within a four year age range.

For example, about 3 ½ % of the population in the United States in 2000 were males who were 10 to 14 years old.

About 3 ½ % of the population in the United States in 2000 were females who were 10 to 14 years old.

Please notice the three shades of each color.

Ages

65+

Ages

15-64

Ages

0-14

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Which population pyramid shows slow growth?

Which population pyramid shows rapid growth?

Which population pyramid shows negative growth?

(The population is shrinking.)

A

B

C

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http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

Read this population pyramid of the world. Answer the questions on your page.

1. What percent of the population is female between the ages of 30-34?

2. What percent of the population is males who are over 100 years old?

3. What percent of the population is between the ages of 55 -59? (Please show your work.)

4. What age group makes up the biggest percentage of the population?

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Words to Know

reproductive relating to the production of offspring

life expectancy the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live

infant mortality rate (IMR) the number of infants, out of every 1000 babies born in a particular year, who die before reaching age one

sanitation the systems that keep a area free of filth and germs that can cause disease

World War II (WWII) a war (1939–45) in which the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were defeated by an alliance eventually including the UK and its dominions, the former Soviet Union, and the US

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Source: TED Ed

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Words to Know

immigrate to move TO a country

emigrate to move FROM a country

emigrant a person who moves FROM a country

economy the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

birth rate the number of births in a year for every 1000 people in a population

death rate the number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people in a population

developed country a wealthy country with an advanced economy (usually have many industries & provide comfortable way of life for most of their people)

developing country a poorer country with a less advanced economy (usually are trying to increase industries & improve life for their people)

health care the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services

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There are only four reasons populations change.

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Births

Deaths

Emigration

Immigration

+

+

-

-

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World Population Clock

May 8, 2017 at 4:14 pm https://www.census.gov/popclock/

If you go to this website, you’ll see the numbers constantly moving as people are born or immigrate as well as die or emigrate.

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Demographic Transition Model

Demographers believe that a country’s population changes as its economy develops.

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Stage One

Low Population Growth

HIGH birth rate +

HIGH death rate =

little population change

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Stage Two

Rapid Population Growth

HIGH birth rate +

FALLING death rates

(due to increased

food supplies and

improved health care) =

rapid growth

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Stage Three

Slow Population Growth

FALLING birth rates (as the economy improves) +

LOW death rates=

slowing growth

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Stage Four

No (or Negative) Population Growth

in developed countries:

LOW birth rates +

LOW death rates=

no population growth or shrinking population

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Stage Five?

Declining

in developed countries:

LOW birth rates +

LOW death rates=

shrinking population

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Why?

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CNN 5 Things 1/11/19

Fertility rate

We're not having enough babies here in the US to replace the population. That's the finding of a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, which found that the fertility rate for the US in 2017 continued to dip below what's needed for the population to replace itself. The rate in 2017 was 1,765.5 per 1,000 women -- 16% below what's needed for population replacement, the report said. South Dakota and Utah were the only states that had rates above replacement level. About 3.8 million babies were born in the US in 2017, the lowest number of births in 30 years.

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Day 3

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Words to Know

predator an animal that naturally preys on others

epidemic a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

agriculture the business of farming

climate change a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels

*blue words = new

*red word = review

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Create a word web graphic organizer as you watch this Crash Course video.

Create a word web graphic organizer as you watch this Crash Course video. Record how humans have overcome the limitations to human population growth.

Limits to Population Growth

Predators

Harsh Weather

Epidemics

Starvation

Disease

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Source:

Crash Course

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Where do you stand?

Are issues with a shrinking population or a growing population easier to solve? Is it possible to have a stable population? Is this ideal? Why or why not? How big a population should a country have? The world?

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CNN 5 Things: World Population June 26, 2019

In a little less than a decade, India will overtake China as the world's most populous country. This eye-popping prediction comes from a new UN report, which says India will have more people than China by 2027. The two countries account for about 37% of the entire global population of 7.7 billion. By 2050, the world's population will be 9.7 billion, the report predicts. A century earlier, that tally was 2.6 billion. More than half the predicted global population by 2050 will be clustered in just nine countries: the US, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia and Egypt.

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Day 4

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Words to Know

r/K Selection Theory a theory of population that says r species have lots of babies and are usually small, while K species have only a few babies and are usually large

inhospitable (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in

sewage solid and liquid waste from homes and other buildings that is carried away by sewers or drains

carrying capacity the number of people or animals the environment of an area can support

nonrenewable resource a resource that takes so long to form that it can’t be replaced (e.g. oil, coal, natural gas)

culture the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular group of people *blue words = new

*red word = review

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Source:

Crash Course

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How do population trends affect a country and the world?

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One big change that has come with the ever increasing human population is megacities.

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Megacities

Jennie Allan STEAM@Northside

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Essential Question:

What is a megacity?

Where, when and why have megacities grown?

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Words to Know

megacity a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people

rural found in or living in areas that are not close to cities

segregation the separation of one group of people from another, such as by race

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Source:

AJ+

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Words to Know

urbanization the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban areas

urban found in or living in a city

domesticate to train a wild animal to be useful to humans

irrigation the supply of water to land or crops to help growth

infrastructure the basic structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

Industrial Revolution the rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, brought about by the introduction of machinery

distribution the action of supplying goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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TEDEd: Urbanization and the Future of Cities

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Day 5

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Basic Necessities:

What do people need to live comfortably?

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“Connectivity is destiny.”

Why does Khanna believe that “Geography is destiny” has changed to “Connectivity is destiny”?

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What is infrastructure?

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Words to Know

annotate to add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment

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Annotating a Text

Annotating a text means underlining and writing notes in the margins while reading text. It is about being active instead of passive when reading. It helps people organize, understand, and remember information.

As you read the following article, please annotate it. Use symbols (?, !,→) as well as words. Do as many of the following as possible.

1. Underline key ideas and vocabulary, and put a

star by important parts.

2. Ask questions and put a question mark by

confusing parts.

3. Record your reactions, and put an exclamation

point by surprising parts.

4. Make connections.

5. Summarize.

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Please annotate this text.

When you finish, you should be able to explain what infrastructure is

and give examples of it and examples of what it is not.

Please alternate reading paragraphs with members of your group.

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Think. Pair. Share.

"You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did.”

—Elizabeth Warren, 2011 (Senator from Massachusetts)

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Words to Know

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) a multilateral development bank that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region

connectivity the state or extent of being connected or interconnected

gross domestic product (GDP) the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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TED Talk: How Megacities Are Changing the Map of the World

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Day 6

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Words to Know

recycling the process of collecting used materials that would otherwise be thrown away and turning them into raw materials for new uses

carbon dioxide a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration; naturally present in air; absorbed by plants in photosynthesis

emission the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation

push factor something that encourages people to leave a place behind

pull factor something that encourages people to move to a new place

standard of living the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

recreation activity done for enjoyment when one is not working

population density the average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile

municipal of or relating to a city or town or its governing body

*blue words = new

*red words = review

*red words = review

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The Importance of Infrastructure

water and sewage treatment plants

trash and recycling pickup

roads and public transportation

hospitals and schools

•Rank the 16 on your page in order of importance.

•Discuss your answers with your partner.

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The Incredible Growth of Megacities

Source: World Economic Forum

Source: TED Ed

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Why do megacities grow?

Source:

butterfly9211

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Why do megacities grow?

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Megacity Case Study: Lagos

Lagos is in Nigeria, and it is the biggest city in the continent of Africa. 15 million people lived in Lagos when this video was made, and it is up to 21 million now. It is growing by more than 600,000 people per year. That is ten times faster than NYC or LA. There is a high population density with 20,000 people per square kilometer. A 2006 report said that only 10% of residents were connected to the municipal water supply. Issues include traffic and transportation, garbage, and safety. Consider the following questions as you watch the video. Please be prepared to discuss the answers with a partner.

Should Makoko be torn down? Why or why not? Support your claim with evidence.

Should the Eko Atlantic be built? Why or why not?

Support your claim with evidence.

Source:

CNN

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Eko Atlantic Update

Due to be completed: October 2019

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Day 7-13

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How do population trends affect a country and the world?

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Group Work

Groups will explore a population issue in depth.

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What is the right amount of people?

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Words to Know

Stone Age the first period of prehistoric human culture, from about 2 million years ago to around 3000 B.C.E.

Paleolithic Age the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 BCE

Neolithic Age the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, from 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.

domesticate to train a wild animal to be useful to humans

agriculture the business of farming

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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Topic 1

What happened to the population when people went from hunters and gatherers to farmers?

What were the positive changes? What were the negative changes?

Ancient History Chapter 3

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Words to Know

Mesopotamia in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Sumer an area in the southern part of Mesopotamia where cities first appeared

city-states an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

irrigation system a means of supplying land with water

Sumerians ancient people who lived in the geographic region of Sumer

levee a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks

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Topic 2

What happened to the population when city-states were formed?

Ancient History Chapter 4

What were the positive changes? What were the negative changes?

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Words to Know

metropolitan area a major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it

rural fringe the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city’s suburbs

suburb a developed area at the end of a city that is mainly homes

urban core the older part of a big city

urban fringe the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city

urban sprawl the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

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Topic 3

What happens to the population when urban sprawl occurs?

Geography Alive Chapter 5

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Words to Know

emigrate to move FROM a country (emigrants=people who leave a country)

immigrate to move TO a country (immigrants=people to move to a country)

migration stream the constant flow of migrants from one country into another country

pull factor something that encourages people to move to a new place

push factor something that encourages people to leave a place behind

refugee someone who seeks safety by going to another country

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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Topic 4

What happens to the population when people migrate?

Geography Alive Chapter 8

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Words to Know

rural decline worsening economic conditions in the countryside, including rising unemployment and growing poverty

spatial inequality the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others

standard of living the overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country

urbanization the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban areas

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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Topic 5

What happens to the population when urbanization occurs?

Geography Alive Chapter 9

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Words to Know

demography the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, again, and migration

dependency ratio the number of old and young dependents who don’t work compared with the working-age population (the higher the ratio, the more young and old people the workers have to support)

life expectancy the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to

replacement rate the total fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself (usually about 2.1 in most developed countries)

total fertility rate (TRF) the average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime

*blue words = new

*red word = review

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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Topic 6

What happens to the population when population decline occurs?

Geography Alive Chapter 15

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Words to Know

doubling time the length of time it takes for a population to double

famine a severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger

rate of natural increase the annual rate of population growth (birth rate minus the death rate)

zero population growth a condition in which the population of a country does not grow but remains stable (birth rate + immigration = death rate + emigration)

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Topic 7

What happens to the population when the population increases rapidly?

Geography Alive Chapter 30

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Words to Know

arable land land suitable for growing crops

arithmetic population density the population of a country divided by its total land area

physiologic population density the population of a country divided by its arable land area

population distribution where people live in a country, whether crowded together in cities or spread out across the countryside

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Topic 8

What happens to the population when the population density increases?

Geography Alive Chapter 31

What are the positive changes? What are the negative changes?

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Crossfire

“Crossfire is a nightly current events debate television program that aired on CNN from 1982 to 2005 and again from 2013 to 2014. Its format was designed to present and challenge the opinions of a politically liberal pundit and a conservative pundit.”

-Wikipedia

Source:

CNN

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Group Work Directions

  • Read and take notes on the chapter. Be sure to take notes on the tables, graphs, photographs, and illustrations as well as the text.
  • Consider how the topic relates to the size of the population.
  • Decide on the main ideas of the chapter.
  • Prepare a 4 -6 minute debate. Every group member must speak for an equal amount of time.
  • All of the Words to Know must be used in the debate.
  • The positive changes and the negative changes of the population size must be presented.

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Group Work Schedule

Days 1

Introduction & Start Reading/Note-Taking

Days 2-3

Take Notes

Days 4-5

Prepare Debate & Rehearse

Days 6-7

Debates

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Textbook Chapters and Topics

Only ONE student’s notes will be graded, and every member of the group will receive the same grade. Please be sure to work together to ensure everyone’s notes are excellent.

AH3

Hunters/Gatherers to Farmers

AH4

City-States

GA5

Urban Sprawl

GA8

Migration

GA9

Urbanization/Spatial Inequality

GA15

Population Decline

GA30

Population Growth

GA31

Population Density

Please put the name of the textbook AND the name of the chapter for “Title” in the box about information about the source.

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Debate Format

Use this structure to

create your 4-6 minute debate.

Please practice!

Background Information

1) Present main ideas (3-5) using signs (words & pictures). What background knowledge do people need to know to understand the debate? (Hint: Use section __.2 for one, and look at the headings and subheadings for help finding the others.)

2) Present Words to Know using signs (word, definition, & picture).

After the rest of the class finishes taking notes on both of these, you’ll start your debate.

Debate

Moderator 1: 1) Introduce the topic.

2) Introduce debaters.

(politician? researcher?

professor?-Explain expertise.

Be specific and impressive.)

3) Why is topic important?

Debate: The two debaters go back and forth with moderators asking questions. Do NOT have one debater list all of the positive and the other list the negatives. It must be an exchange of ideas. (Phrases to try: “Yes, but…” “I see your point, however…” “That makes sense, yet…”

Moderator 1 (or2): 1) Summarize the ideas.

2) Present possible next steps.

3) Thank the guests.

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Note Taking Reminders

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Note Taking Reminders

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Day 14

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How do population trends affect a country and the world?

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What is the right amount of people?

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ADD: Human Face of Big Data

https://www.pbs.org/show/human-face-big-data/

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Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/us-birthrate-hispanics-latinos.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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What if everyone lived in one city?

Mega Megacity

Source:

Real Life Lore

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Words to Know

industrialized industries are developed on a wide scale

green technology technology whose use is intended to mitigate or reverse the effects of human activity on the environment

governance the action of governing

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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https://www.ted.com/talks/wajahat_ali_the_case_for_having_kids

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Hans Rosling

TED Talk: Global Population Growth, Box by Box

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What if every human ever born came back to life today?

Source:

Real Life Lore

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Day 14

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Where have all the babies gone? Michigan births lowest since 1944

“Since 2000, the number of babies born in Michigan has plummeted 18 percent, the second-biggest drop in the nation (after Illinois) and triple the decline in the U.S., according to Bridge Magazine analysis of Census data.”

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Words to Know

illiterate unable to read or write

Replacement Level Fertility when the population replaces itself at a 1:1 rate from one generation to the next

(synonym = replacement rate) RLF rate = 2.1

prosperity the state of being successful in material terms

*blue words = new

*red words = review

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Joel Cohen

Professor of Populations at The Rockefeller University and Columbia University

Global Population Boom: Are People the Problem, the Solution, or Both?

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Days 15-16

Preparing for

One to Two Minute Speeches

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How do population trends affect a country and the world?

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There are endless reasons a big-box toy store would collapse during a retail apocalypse — and Toys R Us acknowledged a number of them in its most recent annual filing: the teetering tower of debt incurred by its private-equity owners, competition from Amazon, Walmart and Target.

They even wrung their hands about app stores, labor costs and potential tariffs raising the costs of the imported goods they sell.

But one risk stood out. Toys R Us said there just weren’t enough babies (emphasis ours):

The decrease of birthrates in countries where we operate could negatively affect our business. Most of our end-customers are newborns and children and, as a result, our revenue are dependent on the birthrates in countries where we operate. In recent years, many countries’ birthrates have dropped or stagnated as their population ages, and education and income levels increase. A continued and significant decline in the number of newborns and children in these countries could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

It may not have been the biggest existential threat confronting Geoffrey the Giraffe (the store’s mascot), but it’s the one with the broadest implications outside of the worlds of toys and malls.

Measured as a share of overall population, U.S. births have fallen steadily since the Great Recession. They hit their lowest point on record in 2016 — the most recent year for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has comparable data.

Toys R Us was hurt by declining birthrates in the United States and other countries. (iSTOCK)

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The change in the number of children born in the previous 12 years (and thus sitting right within the Toys R Us demographic), tracks closely with the company’s changing annual revenue.

Even adjusted for the aging population and declining share of women of childbearing age, U.S. fertility rates are at all-time lows.

That’s problematic for Toys R Us, which also operates the Babies R Us stores. The company claims in its annual report that its income is linked to birthrates, and it appears to be right.

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And that’s why the company’s demise should worry the rest of us. Toys R Us focuses on kids, so it’s feeling the crunch from declining birthrates long before the rest of the economy. But it’s just a matter of time before the trends that toppled the troubled toy maker put the squeeze on businesses that cater to consumers of all ages.

The smaller generation of children whose lackluster toy consumption brought down Geoffrey the Giraffe will be adults soon. They’ll become the prime-age consumer spenders that drive U.S. economic growth.

And the generation after them will be smaller still, after accounting for a slight bump from the generational fallout of the baby boom.

There are, to be sure, numerous other factors at play. The same economic forces that encourage people to have children may also encourage them to splurge on toys, for example.

But it’s nonetheless apparent that Toys R Us’s fortunes rise and fall with the population of its target market.

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Eventually, unless the country does something significant to encourage larger families or immigration, that narrowing base of the population pyramid will crawl upward.

In the end, Toys R Us will just have been the first of many businesses of all descriptions facing the same hard demographic truth: Economic growth is extremely difficult without population growth.

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What is the right amount of people?

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What is the right

amount of people?

Of course, the answer to this question is “It depends.” However, you are going to take the role of a specific person at a certain time and place in the world who had a strong opinion about this question. Thoughtfully fill in the boxes to create a believable person.

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If you do not finish during class time, you will need to complete it at home.

Please be prepared to give a 1-2 minute speech in character. Create a population pyramid for your population. Practice at least TEN times at home.

You will earn extra credit if you dress in character and/or bring props.

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One-Two Minute Presentations

Presentation Reminders

Please be sure to…

1) make eye contact with everyone,

2) speak loudly, clearly, and slowly,

3) keep your body straight and hands still

(no leaning, fidgeting, hands in pockets)

4) avoid filler words such as “um” or “like”

5) be prepared by practicing at home at least

TEN times.

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Considerations:

Where do you live?

The United States?

Nigeria?

Japan?

Brazil?

Modern times?

1812? (during Industrial Revolution)

1341? (during Black Death)

900 BCE? (when city-state Sparta started)

When do you live?

What is your occupation?

How does the size of the population affect you?

Unemployed electrical engineer?

President of a country?

Factory worker?

Teacher?

Job opportunities?

Access to services?

Location of home?

Education?

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Example

Anika Khatri

31

Female

Delhi, India

15

April 4, 2019

selling juice in market in slum

part-time

*made of scraps of metal + wood

*no electricity

*no running water

*many young, working men

*slightly longer lives due to access food & health care

*lots of people to do jobs

*growing GDP

*people to care for elderly & kids

*remittances for rural relatives

*grandma= 6 kids

*mom= 4 kids

*2 kids for me, want better life than women before, want to work, want kids -be educated

*right amt. = 19 million in Delhi (stay the same- no bigger)

*lots of poverty

*separated families w/ urban/rural

*infrastructure not keeping up w/ population

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Days 17-18

Presentations

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One-Two Minute Presentations

Presentation Reminders

Please be sure to…

1) make eye contact with everyone,

2) speak loudly, clearly, and slowly,

3) keep your body straight and hands still

(no leaning, fidgeting, hands in pockets)

4) avoid filler words such as “um” or “like”

5) be prepared by practicing at home at least

TEN times.

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How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion?

Charles C. Mann’s TED Talk (12:57)

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  • What will you definitely remember about growing populations? What issues are associated with this?

  • What will you definitely remember about shrinking populations? What issues are associated with this?

  • When you turn 18 years old and can vote, what are some issues you might support based on what you learned?

Takeaways

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Sources to Consider