Human Population
Has the world's population distribution changed much over time? Does AIDS have a significant impact on population growth? When could world population stop growing?
Find out the answers to these questions and more.
The sections listed below explore eight elements of population dynamics. Charts and graphs supplement each topic with one full-sized chart (in PDF) suitable for class distribution or transparencies. Along with each topic are a frequently asked question and glossary terms. Teacher's guides with discussion questions and web resources are also included in each section. For further investigation see also the most recent World Population Data Sheet.
Grade level: middle to high school
Time required: one week
Subjects: social studies, geography, and world history
Population Growth
Future Growth
Migration
Change
Urbanization
Women
Health
Environment
Human Population: Fundamentals of Growth and Change is an update of World Population: Fundamentals of Growth and World Population: Toward the Next Century. Revisions and additions were made by Cheryl Lynn Stauffer, November 2000.
Special thanks are given to Diana Cornelius, Mary Kent, and Yvette Collymore who reviewed the content. Sharon Hershey Fay designed the publication.
Human Population: Fundamentals of Growth and Change was produced with funding from The World Population Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation.
K-12 educators and students who wish to reproduce this booklet for use in their classrooms may do so without obtaining permission.