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Grades 6-8

Ocho mil millones de personas: cómo enfrentar el futuro como una familia global (8 Billion People: Facing the Future as a Global Family)

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SUBJECTS: Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: World Population Trends/History, Natural Resource Use - General, Personal Consumption

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A secondary reading that provides an overview of world population trends and lifestyles around the world. (Reading provided in Spanish and English)



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