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Global Populations

Global Populations

Q These questions pertain to what you discovered both on the CIA World Factbook Links to an external site.and also from the World in Data article Links to an external site.on population growth. World In Data Article: 1. What are the most densely populated countries in the world? List four. 2. Being densely populated is different than just having a large population. Hypothesize two impacts of living in a country that is very densely populated. Think about the impacts on society and the environment. 3. What is the current global population growth rate? If that rate is low, why is our population still so high? 4. The article says that global population centers have remained stable (in the same location) since 3000 BC. Hypothesize why those are locations where people like to live. 5. The article states that rapid population growth is a temporary phenomenon. What reasons does it give? 6. The article states that the number of children being born is not increasing (birth rate is falling) yet populations are still increasing. Why is that? CIA World Factbook 1. List the five countries you researched and their population size. 2. Which of those countries had the highest GDP? The lowest? 3. Which of those countries had the highest school expenditures? Which was the lowest? 4. Which of those countries has the highest school life expectancy? Which was the lowest? 5. Based upon what you learned does there seem to be any relationship between GDP and population size? 6. Based upon what you learned does there seem to be any relationship between school expenditures, school life expectancy and population size? On your own... Based upon what you have learned, what are the best potential solutions to reducing global population size?

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World In Data Article: 1. What are the most densely populated countries in the world? List four. Bangladesh, Lebanon, South Korea, and Rwanda 2. Being densely populated is different than just having a large population. Hypothesize two impacts of living in a country that is very densely populated. Think about the impacts on society and the environment. Densely populated into a small area has effects on the land, resources, and ecosystem. The land doesn’t have the resources to support such a small area with a huge population. 3. What is the current global population growth rate? If that rate is low, why is our population still so high?