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Current Lesson: Population Dynamics

Learning Objectives:

  1. Analyze the impact of population size on the envirnment.

  2. Explain how the age structure of a poulation can be used to predict the future size of the populations.

  3. Describe the four phases of the demographic transition that have been observed in developing countries.

  4. Explain the affects of increased agricultural productivity, better health care on human population size.

  5. Predict the affects of a population when considering a variety of factors.

Extra Resource Links:

Planet Earth: Urban Sprawl

Ecology: General Information

PowerPoints:

Chapter 5: Human Population Dynamics

Chapter 5: Quiz Yourself

Chapter 5 Lecture Outline