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5.01 Human Impact Project Part 1 25-26

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Problem: As the human population grows, it uses more resources. The activities of the growing human population are putting pressure on Earth’s resources. Whether we like it or not, humans have a significant impact, both positive and negative, on the world in which we all live.

Objective: Research a topic of your choice on how humans are currently having an impact on the Earth and then communicate that information in an engaging way.

Explore some suggested topics or contact Mrs. Winer to approve a different topic that we have not covered in class.

Please watch at least two videos. You will be asked to share 2 interesting facts one.

Desertification


Fracking

Plastic

Oil Drilling in Alaska


Food Waste

Fast Fashion
Question 5
5.
Which topic are you going to research? __________
Question 6
6.

From the topic you selected, share at least 2 interesting facts.

Now that you've selected your topic, you will begin your research in Part 2!

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What slowed down the death rate of the human population?
Increased birth rates
Better transportation and communication
Better medicine and agriculture
What year did the human population reach 7 billion?
2020
2011
1984
What does the UN (United Nations) predict for the world population by the end of the century?
It will level out at 10 billion
It will continue to grow indefinitely
It will decrease to 5 billion
The video above was created in 2013.

Look at the embeded world population clock .

What have we reached today?
8 billion
10 billion
7 billion