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History of Population Growth unit

Infographic shows the number of people living in urban areas vs rural areas from 1950 to today and projected to 2050

Growth of Urban Population infographic

Graph shows global population and carbon emissions from 1927 to 2022. Infographic

Population and Carbon Emissions Over Time infographic

Map of world showing global population size in 1523; From 'World Population' video

Población mundial: una historia visual (World Population: A Visual History)

Students participate in a simulation that crowds them together to demonstrate population growth over the last 500 years

Círculo de la población (Population Circle)

Screenshot of video lesson plan "Population Future" showing projected world population in 2100

Population Future

Screenshot of video lesson plan "Chips of Trade" showing push and pull factors of migration

People on the Move

Exploring the Timeline

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