Resource Overview
Acting as residents of five major world regions, students compare various statistics that affect people’s health and well-being.
Students will be able to:
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- Identify indicators that can determine the relative well-being of a country or region.
- Determine potential impacts of inequitable resource distribution.
- Draw connections between population growth rate and several quality of life indicators (including wealth, health, education and energy use).
- Summarize and communicate their opinions on how to best address global inequality.
Features of This Resource
- One of Population Education’s most popular lessons
- Students use ratios and statistics to understand demographic information and environmental impacts
- Provides students with context for many global issues they learn about in various social studies and science courses
- Lesson has two versions – one appropriate for middle school and one for high school skill levels
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