View the 4 pages from the link above and the map of World Population Density. What types of factors stand out for you about our population of 7 Billion? Where do most people live? Based on the info graph, how do most of these people live? How much of the population live the way we do in Canada? Compare the world map from the National Geographic site with the World Population Density site. Can you draw any conclusions about how Population Density might affect the quality of life? What do you think are some of the factors that contribute to areas that have very little population density, versus areas that have very dense populations? EXTEND: Is there a connection between the different factors from the National Geographic site? For example: Does income level affect life expectancy? Do literacy rates affect the amount of technology available? Explore one of the topics from the link above by clicking on the HTML file on the right hand side of the tables. Find two interesting facts about Canada's people. Questions from the Text:1. Predict the number of people that may live on planet earth in 100 years. 2. How old will you be when the earth is expected to have 9 billion people? What do you think life will be like then? |
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