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Do Now: What does this political cartoon mean to you? Explain the main idea in at least 3 sentences.
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SWBAT…describe the big ideas of Unit 2: 6 Billion and Counting. Develop working vocabulary for population geography. Identify key data points in world pop.
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Unit 2: 6 Billion and Counting World Population and Migration
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Unit 2 Objectives Describing and analyzing population growth over time Analyzing population data to understand global relationships Describing and analyzing human migration patterns BHAG check points: Achieving 80% on quests and Unit Tests Identifying all 50 states by Jan - First 50 States Challenge: 10/8 and 10/12
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6 Million and Counting: Big Ideas Global population is reaching a tipping point.
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6 Billion and Counting… 9 Billion by 2050… and then?
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6 Billion and Counting… 6,892,319,000/ 6.9 BILLION PEOPLE6,892,319,000/ 6.9 BILLION PEOPLE 267 BABIES BORN A MINUTE (MOSTLY IN LESSER DEVELOPED [poorer] COUNTRIES)267 BABIES BORN A MINUTE (MOSTLY IN LESSER DEVELOPED [poorer] COUNTRIES) 9 BILLION PROJECTED BY 20509 BILLION PROJECTED BY 2050
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Population is inextricably linked to energy use, global warming, world poverty and development.
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GLOBAL WARMING
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What is Population Geography? Pop Geo. studies and maps the distribution of people across the planet demographyClosely related to demography – study of human populations, including their size, growth, density, and distribution; and statistics regarding birth, marriage, disease, and death
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Your Task, young demographers With your partner, you will use the WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET to identify key population statistics and develop a working vocabulary of pop. geo!With your partner, you will use the WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET to identify key population statistics and develop a working vocabulary of pop. geo! Quiet, on-task discussion among partners only, please.Quiet, on-task discussion among partners only, please. Let’s do the first question togetherLet’s do the first question together
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Becoming Global Citizens Through Media Exploration Active learning is required for AP Human Geographers! The only way to earn 3 or higher is to go above and beyond. relevantEach week, you will be required to read one relevant news article and write a 1-2 paragraph summary including the main idea and supporting details of the article. This week’s relevant topic is POPULATION. I will provide articles in Office Hours BUT I encourage you to find articles on your own. Summary sheets are also available in class or in Office Hours.
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