World Population Trends

World Population TrendsLearning Goal 1 – Describe world population patterns and describe how human and physical features affect the world settlement patterns

Criteria for Success – Students will understand the overall world population pattern

Students will understand the different human and physical features and factors that impact

population patterns

Warm upWrite the following question on the left side

in your Cornell notes and provide an answer on the right side

Which of the vocabulary terms would have

the biggest impact on population growth? Justify your answer.

VideoWatch the following videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYS

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Answer the following questions in your ISN

What is the general trend of population growth?

What led to decreases in countries population?

Physical FeaturesEssential Question – How do physical

features impact population trends?

With a partner answer the following question in your ISN – Which physical feature could sustain a higher population, a desert or a river valley? Why?

Why would fewer people be able to live here?

Compared to here?

Earliest civilizations

Early Civilizations contAll early civilizations arose near a major

source of water.These major water ways were vital for

several reasonsHumans need fresh water to surviveAs civilizations arose they needed agricultureThese new farms need irrigation from these

water sourcesAs time elapses these water ways are used as

ports

Major shifts in populationHow did the following eras impact

population. Write the era on the left hand side and your justification on the right

Neolithic RevolutionThe Age of ExplorationIndustrializationModern Medicine

Neolithic RevolutionFirst permanent settlements

Farming emerges as does domesticating livestock

Surplus of food allows higher population

Age of ExplorationColumbian Exchange

Diseases in the New World

New crops and animals allow for increased populations

IndustrializationMajor shift towards urbanization

Shift towards a “more developed” nation

Usually precedes an increase in population

Modern MedicineMost important factor in population growthCreation of vaccines, antibiotics, medicineBetter understanding in spreading of bacteria

/ diseases (Surgical operations in civil war vs today)

Emergence of hospitals and better trained professionals

Emergence of birth control / contraceptives / education

Write down the following questions and answer them as the video playsWhat was the population in 1900?What was it in 2000?What is it projected to be in 2100?What grows faster, less developed or more developed

countries?How has life expectancy changed over the past 60 years?What has led to population growth slowing down?How much has the global fertility rate dropped in the last

50 years?What are the 2 biggest factors in the fertility rate?Based on the graphs what will happen to the populations in

Japan and Niger?Where is urbanization occurring at a faster rate?

Read two of the following articleshttp://www.unitedhumanrights.org/2011/02/u

krainian-faminehttp://www.unitedhumanrights.org/2009/05/t

he-genocide-in-rwandahttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_de

ath_of_1348_to_1350.htmhttp://virus.stanford.edu/uda/

Writing ResponseUsing ACE :Write 1 ½ pages in response to the following

question

What are the two main factors which lead to a decrease in population?

Cite each article you use at least three times