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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to population and settlement. Covers six main areas - population growth, population change, population migration, land use, settlement characteristics and patterns,...
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US Census Bureau

Population Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual representations of population distribution by age and sex for any country.
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Population Distribution and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of forty-nine data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine the distribution of human populations around the world and the changes that have taken place in...
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United Nations

Unpi: World Population Ageing 1950 2050 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphically displays the growth of the world's population with projections for 2050. Study's changes in such statistics as median age for particular countries, age demographic shifts, and the disparity between "developed" and...
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United Nations

United Nations: Dept. Of Social and Economic Affairs: Population Division

For Students 9th - 10th
United Nations information on population issues of the world. Examples include long-range population projections, international migration, and population charts and graphs.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Population Density in the United States

For Students 3rd - 7th
Several factors contribute to the population trends across the United States. This lesson will explore maps to discover and understand these trends.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Choosing Future Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on population growth past, present and future and the impact on society. Includes guiding questions for students and links to related resources.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: It's Crowded in Here! A Study of Plant Population Density

For Students 3rd - 5th
Like humans, plants can be negatively affected by overcrowding. Unlike humans, plants cannot get up and move to a new environment or explore how to utilize new resources. This experiment will explore the effects of crowding (population...
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A huge resource for researchers without GIS capabilities who need data on population and land area by country across a range of physical characteristics. These include measures such as the number of...
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Population Change and Distribution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Census Web site gives current and past information on population changes and distribution. Must have an Adobe Reader to access.
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United Nations

United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source for credible population data. Contains links to the world population data and demographic trends and themes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biomes and Population Dynamics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson begins with a PowerPoint slideshow that covers important ecological concepts about biomes, limiting factors, carrying capacity, and population growth. Students will look at the population dynamics involved with the diversity...
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Other

Rockefeller University: Human Population Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematically attempts to model human population growth in order to discuss whether the population will skyrocket or level off long before it doubles.
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Population Connection

Population Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Population Connection, a grassroots organization concerned about overpopulation and its affect on the quality of life, provides a wealth of materials about human population. Resources include world population fact sheets, factoids,...
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Other

Population Connection: Food for Thought [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan and activity will demonstrate how differences in population and resource use combine to affect a population's quality of life. Population demographics, land use patterns, energy, and wealth are explored to increase...
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Other

Population for Countries and Cities Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Site calculates and approximates populations for numerous major cities around the world, and also has information about world countries as well.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Population Size, Density, and Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will identify and understand the significance of size, density and distribution in the population of organisms.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Limiting Factors to Population Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize limiting factors to the population growth and understand how the factors influence the growth in poplution.
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United Nations

Stats Division: Indicators on Youth & Elderly Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
United Nations world population statistics on percent of youth and elderly in every country. Organized into a chart.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Population Growth Curves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using Avida-ED freeware, students control a few factors in an environment populated with digital organisms, and then compare how changing these factors affects population growth. They experiment by altering the environment size (similar...
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Other

Population Reference Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides comprehensive information on population trends and their impact.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Population Growth Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out the patterns of population growth and recognize the exponential and logistic growth similarities and differences.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Population Growth

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students control the environments in four different scenarios to discover how any changes might affect populations. The different simulations include microorganisms, rabbits, foxes, and other organisms.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module for AP Human Geography course explores population, including factors affecting distribution and growth.

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