1. Global Population Instructions:
Goal: Get a sense of how many people there are on earth and how that number is changing
Maths Skills: percent, graphical representation, exponentiate
Sustainability connection: the elephant in the room is population
Instructions:
Continent
Population 2008
Percent of Total
Slice (sector) size
Africa
972,752,366
Asia
4,053,868,153
Europe
729,553,228
Oceania
34,368,042
North America
527,831,687
South America
388,619,456

2. ANSWER KEY:
Continent
Population 2008
Percent of Total
Slice (sector) size
Africa
972,752,366
0.145 = 14.5%
52º
Asia
4,053,868,153
0.604 = 60.4%
218º
Europe
729,553,228
0.109 = 10.9%
39º
Oceania
34,368,042
0.005 = 0.5% 2º
North America
527,831,687
0.079 = 7.9%
28º
South America
388,619,456
0.058 = 5.8%
21º

3. GLOBAL POPULATION: explosion or hiccup?
Goal: analyze population growth & predict the future
Maths Skills: algebra
Sustainability connection: the elephant in the room is population
Instructions:
Fill in the table by rounding large numbers
Graph data and draw trend line
Write an algebraic equation
Predict future population
*answer questions 1-10 3

4. Predict World Population for the year 2005
Method
Linear Regression
Quadratic Regression
Exponential Regression
Predicted World Population for 2005
6.36 billion
6.6425
6.8581
Predict World Population for the year 2050
Method
Linear Regression
Quadratic
Regression
Exponential Regression
Predicted World Population for 2050
billion
billion
billion

5. *you will be asked to share your answers with the group!
with your partner, Discuss & record the answers to the following questions
Environment
Economics
Social Equity 1 2 3
How much did population grow?
2. How does population affect the 3 “E”s of sustainability?
*you will be asked to share your answers with the group!

6. You will get a sticky note placed on your back – DO NOT LOOK AT IT!
REGROUP
You will get a sticky note placed on your back – DO NOT LOOK AT IT!
To determine what is written on your back, ask “yes” or “no” questions to others in the room.
Once you have determined who or what you are, find your counterpart. 6