2. WORLD POPULATION OVER TIME



To understand humanity's geographic patterns one of the things we must study is world population over time.

This activity is three-fold:
  1. Review the questions below the video.
  2. Watch the video.
  3. Answer the questions on paper or in a digital document.
Don't hand this activity in. It is for your own learning. Feel free to ask for assistance if you need it though!



1. What was the sound in World Population? What does this sound symbolize?
2. In approximately what year did you begin to notice a large increase in population growth? What historical events, scientific advances or societal changes at that time period may contributed to that population growth?
3. Were there any points in the film when you noticed slight decreases in the population? If so, in what parrt(s) of the world did you notice decreaing population? What historical events in those time periods may have contributed to the population decreases?
4. In what time period did the most population growth occur? During that time period, which parts of the world experienced the most growth?
5. Are there any areas of the world which are likely to remain relatively unpopulated by the year 2030?
6. Won't advances in science and technology enable our planet to accomodate a growing population?