Application/Analysis

Population Pyramids of Memphis

Examine various population pyramids of the Memphis Area to infer and make connections to determine the different types of communities in Memphis. Click on the following:

Compare and Contrast Local Population Pyramids



Third World Countries Population Research

Websites to use as resources:

NOVA: "World in the Balance": Human Numbers Through Time:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/numb-nf.html

Journey to Planet Earth: State of the Planet:
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/stateoftheplanet/

U.S. Census Bureau: World Population Clock:
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html

World Almanac for Kids:
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/population.html

Click on the links below:
U.S. Census Bureau

United Nations Population Page

Visit the U.S. Census Bureau and United Nations Web sites for world population statistics. With data found at these two sites, provide students with blank world maps and have them locate, shade, and label the countries identified in the questions that follow.

Guiding Questions for Population Map Creation:

·       What is the current population of the world?

·       Rank, in descending order, the 10 countries with the largest population.

·       What proportion of the world's people live in Africa?

·       In Asia?

·       In North America?

·       In Latin America?

·       In Europe?

·       Estimate what area will experience the largest growth over the next fifty years.

Create a Bar Chart in Microsoft Office:

Construct a bar chart showing the regional distributions of the world's population for the current year, 2025, and 2050 or create a color-coded map of the five main regions.

Compare/Contrast Using Graphic Organizer:

Discuss with students how a growing human population has a variety of consequences. What are these consequences, both negative and positive?

                         
           Click and print the following graphic organizer to complete this section:
                Global Population Worksheet

Draw a Conclusion From Research:

Form an opinion from the data and defend it in a brief essay.

Synthesis:

Create a poster to display the map, the two population charts, as well as the essay, along with images depicting over-population as a culminating activity.