Did you know that birth and life rates vary across the world? The resource, the second in a six-part series, discusses just how demographics differ across countries and why it might be the case. Scholars complete worksheets, watch videos, and participate in class discussion to solidify the concept.

Concepts

human population, global population, population data, life expectancy, birth rates, death rates, human geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Present a documentary about life expectancy around the world as a complement to the resource
• Consider reviewing world geography before beginning for context

Classroom Considerations

• Requires access to devices with an Internet connection

Pros

• Includes an extension activity and an assessment to test for comprehension
• Builds skills with analyzing graphs and other useful data

Cons

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2