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Human Population Growth and Climate Change

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Go to this website and click "Explore the Map" on the entrance screen. The red and yellow dots represent populations of 1 million.

https://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25/
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Examine the colored chart at the bottom of the website. Roll over icons (left side) to see what five categories are displayed.

Besides food/agriculture, what are the other 4 categories that affect population growth?

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At the year 400, what technology was invented?

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How did this invention AFFECT the population growth?

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NOW EXPLORE: Your choice event #1!
(Choose any other event that interests you.)

Record the name of the event, the year it occurred, and how it affected population growth.

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KEEP EXPLORING: Your choice event #2!
(Choose another event that interests you.)

Record the name of the event, the year it occurred, and how it affected population growth.

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EXPLORE SOME MORE: Your choice event #3!
(Choose one more event that interests you.)

Record the name of the event, the year it occurred, and how it affected population growth.

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Over time, how did the number of "population" dots on the map change?

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What 2 countries were the most populated in 1800?

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What "people and society" event happened in 1980 that affected the population growth?

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What agricultural problem occurred in 2006?

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A. What year are they predicting there will be freshwater shortages?

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B. And how would this affect the population growth?

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Click on "OVERLAYS" at the top. Click on "Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions". Click the PLAY button.

A. What happens to the CO2 emissions (release) between 1751 and 2010?

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A. In 2000, which 2 countries had the most CO2 emissions?
(Hint: use map if you need it)

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Click "OVERLAYS". Click "Fertility Rates".

A. In 1950, what was the average number of children per woman in the US at this time?

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Click "OVERLAYS". Click "Fertility Rates".

B. In 2000?

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C. What does this tell you about the population in the US?

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USE THE BLUE GRAPH TO THE LEFT:
A. How many years did it take for the population to reach 1 billion people?

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USE THE BLUE GRAPH TO THE LEFT:
B. But then how long did it take to get from 6 to 7 billion people? (Hint: subtract)

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A. This means the rate of our population growth is increasing _________.

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B. What capital letter shape does this graph show?

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Suggest a reason why the population grew so SLOWLY BEFORE THE 1800s?

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14. Look at the pie chart. What type of greenhouse gas is the most PREVALENT (most abundant) worldwide?

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15. What human activities contribute CO2 to the atmosphere? (Just read the pie chart.)

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16. Look at that picture of the sun reaching Earth. How does an excessive amount (too much) of CO2 in the air contribute to Earth's warming?

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17. What is a GOOD thing about greenhouse gases?
(Hint: read the paragraph above)

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Look at the dark blue graph. Which greenhouse gas is being graphed here?

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What is the main take-away from this graph. Summarize what is being shown.
(Use the word "fluctuated" meaning goes up and down a bit.)

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What is causing the spike at the end (to the right) of the graph?

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Look at the glacier before and after photographs. How do these pictures relate to the human population?

"As the population ____, the glaciers are _____ because the Earth is getting ______."

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Connect the glacier photos to the diagram on the right showing sea level changes. How are they connected?

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23. Consider all of the data, graphs, and info you have just learned.

Conclude how HUMAN POPULATIONS have an overall IMPACT on the planet?