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Human Population Growth and Climate Change

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Question 18

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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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Question 20

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

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Question 23

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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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Question 24

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

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Question 25

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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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Question 27

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

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Question 28

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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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Question 29

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

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Question 30

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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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Question 31

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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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Question 32

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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?

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?

Question 2

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At the year 400, what technology was invented?

Question 3

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How did this invention AFFECT the population growth?

it decreased the population

it increased the population

Question 4

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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.

Question 5

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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.

Question 6

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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.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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What 2 countries were the most populated in 1800?

Question 9

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

Question 10

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What agricultural problem occurred in 2006?

Question 11

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

Question 12

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B. And how would this affect the population growth?

Question 13

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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)

Question 15

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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?

Question 16

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Click "OVERLAYS". Click "Fertility Rates".

B. In 2000?

Question 17

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

Question 19

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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)

Question 21

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B. What capital letter shape does this graph show?

Question 22

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

Question 26

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