Set of 8 lessons and 3 readings cover demographics, migration, and historic global population growth.
Earth Matters is an online lesson plan library for high school environmental science and geography teachers
High school lessons cover global interdependence in ways students find meaningful and relatable.
The student contest challenges students to create a short video that connects human population growth with one...
Colorful, informative poster makes the perfect classroom wall decoration – it inspires conversations and questions. What historic...
Cartogram map of global population
Cartogram poster provides students a unique view of the Earth – the size of each country is...
Chart of demographic, wealth, resource and impact indicators compare 1968 with 2018
Table of demographic, wealth, resource and impact indicators compare 1968 with 2018.
Infographic shows uneven global energy use by comparing energy used per capita in high-, medium-, and low-income countries
Comparison of energy used per capita in high, medium, and low income countries.
Line graph shows the percentage of people experiencing water scarcity over time from 1910 to 2010
Percentage of people living experiencing water scarcity from 1910 to 2010.
Graph shows connection between fertility and education by comparing country's TFR with average years of schooling
Number of people living in urban areas vs rural areas starting in 1950 and projected to 2050.

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