Are you typical….. Pre-thinking questions…. Is the typical person left or right handed? How much money does the typical person make in a year? What percentage of the world has a bank account and cell phone 4. Is the typical person male or female? 5. What is the average age of the typical person What is the typical ethnic group? How many gallons of water does the typical American use in a day? Video -- Seven Billion: Are You Typical? -- National Geographic
Population and Point of View Population Connection – Dot Video Population Research Institute
Demographics Population density Replacement Rate Population distribution Fertility Rate 1492- 450 million Developed countries 1850- 1 billion Developing countries 1945- 2 billion Thomas Malthus 1965- 3 billion Carrying capacity 1978- 4 billion Hunger 1989- 5 billion Exponential growth 1999- 6 billion Pandemic 2011- 7 billion Black Death(Bubonic Plague) infant mortality Industrial Revolution natural rate of increase Quality of life zero population growth Birth rate Deathrate
What is the message and point of view of the Dot video from Population Connection? Dot Video
Watch the following video clips, take a few notes if you need to in order to discuss or ask questions. #1 Overpopulation: The Making of a Myth - YouTube #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBS6f-JVvTY #3 Food: There's Lots Of It - YouTube
What is the point of view of the Population Research Institute? How does this point of view differ from Population Connection? Can you find any common ground in the two points of view? What do you think? What more would you need to know? How do you think a person’s perspective would influence their thoughts on population?
Use the vocabulary list you made at the beginning of to answer the following question….. Why should the average U.S. citizen as well as business, community and world leaders understand population trends? Bonus: What happens every ten years in the United States?