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Additional Resources:
Objective 1: Recognize the importance of studying human populations in the environmental sciences.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- National Geographic | September 2018 | Human Origins| 3:47 minutes
- National Geographic Magazine | National Geographic | December 2010 | 7 Billion | 2:57 minutes
Objective 2: Analyze and categorize human populations using population ecology techniques.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- The World Bank | Population Growth (annual %)
Objective 3: Describe how and why human populations change and be able to read and interpret related graphs and diagrams.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- Ted-Ed | May 2014 | Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future| 5:01 minutes
- Kurzgesagt — In a Nutshell | Overpopulation, The Human Explosion Explained | 6:39 minutes
- Bill Gates | January 2013 | Hans Rosling: The River of Myths | 2:50 minutes
Objective 4: Identify and explain strategies that influence population growth and why influencing human population is important.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
- Grist | July 2015 | How to feed the world, explained in 2.5 minutes | 2:28 minutes