1. Learning Targets “I Can…” -State the current population of the human species (in billions). - Articulate thoughts on statements that deal with ethical issues about population and the environment.

2. Everything Is Connected An Introduction to Human Population Growth

3. HowHow Populations Grow Worldwide, there are more than four human births every second. At this birthrate, the human population is well on its way to reaching 9 billion in your lifetime. What do the present and future of human population growth mean for our species and its interactions with the rest of the biosphere? When will we run out of space?

4. Concept Map

6. 7 BILLION AND COUNTING! Concept Map

7. References http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-57ui-r6Qw lotsofmaps.blogspot.com http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?i d=human-population-growth-creeps-back-up http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?i d=human-population-growth-creeps-back-up http://www.talking-naturally.co.uk/7-billion- counting/ http://www.talking-naturally.co.uk/7-billion- counting/ http://www.biologyoftechnology.com/2011/08/ world-population-to-hit-7-billion/ http://www.biologyoftechnology.com/2011/08/ world-population-to-hit-7-billion/ http://wakeup-world.com/2011/11/09/feeding- 7-billion-of-us-without-ruining-the-planet/ http://wakeup-world.com/2011/11/09/feeding- 7-billion-of-us-without-ruining-the-planet/