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Population and Productivity: Two P's in a Pod Lesson PlanPopulation and Productivity: Two P's in a Pod Lesson Plan
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Population and Productivity: Two P's in a Pod

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Students investigate the link between countries' population growth rates and levels of industrialization. They observe that, over time, as a country becomes more industrialized, its population growth rate decreases.

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population growth, population

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population growth, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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