Current Event # 8:
World Population Reaches Seven Billion Mark
Due: Friday, November 4th, 2011
According to the United Nations, the world's population is set to reach 7 billion today. More than a third of the globe's people are located in two highly populated countries. China and India alone account for more than 1 billion people each. Both countries have at least three times as many people as the United States, which has the world's third-largest population at a little more than 300 million. In addition to taking a look at the video clip above, visit the following link to see how the world's population is proportionally divided http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/country.comparisons.population/index.html?hpt=wo_c1. As you visit this link, be sure to think about the large number of people living globally to add today's 7 Billion mark. Click on each link to investigate information pertaining to the following topics of discussion:
Which countries are perceived to be the most corrupt?
Which country has the smallest gender gap?
Where is the Internet most popular?
Where are the undernourished?
Where do people live the longest?
Which countries have the most vacation days?
Who requires the most education?
Who's got the highest (and lowest) unemployment rates?
Things To Do:
---Be sure to include your first and last name in your blog
---Include your class period to your blog
---Write in complete detailed sentences to create well organized paragraphs
Discuss in detail things that you found most interesting about the topics surrounding the increase in the world's population. Did this number surprise you or did you think the count was higher or lower? Highlight and explain your thoughts and opinions regarding any of the facts that you observed from the questions posted above. Where do you see the human race within the next 50 years? Will the population continue to increase or decrease after consideration is given to all of the global and environmental issues we are presently being confronted with? Be specific in your responses.