Lesson 2 - Too Many People

Too Many People?
22/05/23
Aim:
To assess whether the planet can cope with 8 billion
people.
Success Criteria
1. To describe global population growth
2. To explain the impacts of global population growth
3. To assess whether the planet can cope with 8 billion people
Keywords:
Birth rate
Death rate Literacy objective:
Natural increase To use the term ‘assess’
Exponential
REMEMBER: In order to reduce the problems found on the planet, the
United Nations have developed THE GLOBAL GOALS. These are to
enable sustainable development. Today we are focussing on…
https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/resource/malala-introducing-
the-the-worlds-largest-lesson/
How many people are there in the
world?
Look at this…
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
What does it show is happening to world population?
The world population is now at 7.8 billion and is

likely to reach 8 billion by 2024 and 11 billion by
2100.
Why is this?
What is happening to global population growth?
exponentially
global population
growth
1 billion
gradually
2 billion
TASK 1: Copy the paragraph and add the missing

words.
The graph shows____________________. It shows that in
1800, the global population was ________. From 1800 to
1950 the population __________________ increased to
__________. From 1950, the population increased
What is happening to global population growth?
exponentially
global population
growth
1 billion
gradually
2 billion
TASK 1: Answers
The graph shows global population growth. It shows that
in 1800, the global population was 1 billion. From 1800 to
1950 the population gradually increased to 2 billion.
From 1950, the population increased exponentially to 7.6
billion people in 2017.
TASK 1: Answers
The graph shows global population
growth. It shows that in 1800, the
global population was 1 billion.
From 1800 to 1950 the population
gradually increased to 2 billion.
From 1950, the population increased
exponentially to 7.6 billion people in
2017.
Why has this change occurred?
BR – DR = NI
BR = Birth rate – babies born per thousand per year.
DR = Death rate – people dying per thousand per year.
NI = Natural Increase – difference between number of births and

deaths.
What has happened to life expectancy?

The number of years a person is expected to live.
During the Bronze Age (2400-700BC)
life expectancy was... 35
Roman Empire (27BC – AD476)
28
Medieval Britain C9th-16th
30
Colonial America C18th
25
World Average 1900
30
World Average 2020
70
"It's not that people suddenly started
breeding like rabbits; it's just that they
stopped dropping like flies”.
Why has this change occurred?
TASK 2: Watch the video and answer the questions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_global_population_growth_box_by_box?language=en
Population Change – IKEA
1. When was the world’s population just 3 billion people?
2. How many people in 1960 were living in the industrialised world/developing countries?
3. How do the aspirations of people in different parts of the world differ?
4. Between 1960 and 2010 how many more people have been added to the global population?
5. How many children does a family in an emerging economy have?
6. How does Hans Rosling say we can stop population growth?
7. What were some of the things Hans says helps to increase child survival and ultimately lower
global population?
8. What continent are the poorest 2 billion from?
9. What has happened to the old West? (developed countries)
10. What are the good things that have happened to the world’s population?
What are the problems associated with
overpopulation?
TASK 3: Categorise the problems of overpopulation into SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC and ENVIRONMENTAL issues.
What are the problems associated with
overpopulation?
Social Economic Social
Environmenta Social
Social
l
Environmenta Economic Environment

l al
What other factors could be causing these problems?
Is it all to do with having TOO MANY PEOPLE?
• Climate change?
• Poverty?
• Inequality?
Watch these videos and see what you think…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZVOU5bfHrM&t=0s
Myth of overpopulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUY4ztwIVfA
Population and poverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x4jbN6_q5Q
Oxfam and inequality
To what extent is population growth the planet’s
biggest problem?
YES – population NO – there are

increase is the cause of other issues
the world’s problems causing problems
Do you think we can cope

with more than 7.8 billion?
To what extent is population growth the planet’s biggest
problem?
I completely agree that population growth is the biggest problem that
our planet faces.
OR…
I disagree and do not think that population growth is the biggest
problem that our planet faces.
I think this because…

This leads to...
As a result…
However, some people think… TASK 5 - Extension

This is because… KEY HINT:
This leads to... Discuss = give both sides of the
argument and then come up with a
As a result… conclusion
In conclusion…
THE
FUTURE?
What would be the best scenario and how can we get that?
• Scenario 1 = Population keeps increasing
• Scenario 2 = Population growth slows down and stabilises
• Scenario 3 = Population decreases
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
THE
FUTURE?
TASK 4: Complete the sentence.
I think the best scenario is … because …
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
PLENARY
How resilient people are!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/articl
e/in-this-remote-corner-of-china-locals-use-zip-lines
-to-get-around
REMEMBER: In order to reduce the problems found on the planet, the
United Nations have developed THE GLOBAL GOALS. These are to
enable sustainable development.
https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/resource/malala-introducing-
the-the-worlds-largest-lesson/
Too Many People?
22/05/23
Learning Outcome:
To assess whether the planet can cope with 8 billion
people.
1. To describe global population growth
2. To explain the impacts of global population growth
3. To assess whether the planet can cope with 8 billion people
Keywords:
Birth rate
Death rate Literacy objective:
Natural increase To use the term ‘assess’
Exponential

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Too Many People?

What does it show is happening to world population?

The world population is now at 7.8 billion and is

TASK 1: Copy the paragraph and add the missing

DR = Death rate – people dying per thousand per year.

NI = Natural Increase – difference between number of births and

What has happened to life expectancy?

3. How do the aspirations of people in different parts of the world differ?

5. How many children does a family in an emerging economy have?

6. How does Hans Rosling say we can stop population growth?

8. What continent are the poorest 2 billion from?

9. What has happened to the old West? (developed countries)

Social Economic Social

Environmenta Economic Environment

Watch these videos and see what you think…

YES – population NO – there are

Do you think we can cope

I think this because…

However, some people think… TASK 5 - Extension

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