1. current world problems | hutcheson

2. learning target: students will be able to make connections between patterns of human influence and geographic factors.

3. what is a human footprint? a single person’s lifetime use of natural resources.

4. why do different cultures use and consume different things at different rates? americans make up 5% of the population, own 30% of the world’s cars, and consume 25% of the world’s energy – what do these numbers indicate about contemporary american culture?

5. global population trend global population trends impact our footprints. today’s global population is expected to rise by 9 billion by 2050 and to over 36 billion by 2300. in some areas of the globe, people are already in conflict over a limited amount of natural resources.

6. how will a growing population affect people’s access to food, potable water, and fuel? what affect might the population increase have on pollution and encroachment of wildlife habitats?

7. mapping our human footprint evaluating 4 factors, scientists mapped degrees of human influence over every km 2 of the earth’s surface. factors: 1.population 2.travel routes 3.land use 4.routes

8. how does the global impact map compare to the world population map below?