Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11M
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
13 Population – Canada & The World
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do with
what I know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
□ Define all of the key vocabulary associated with population:
demography, census, developed country, developing
country, crude birth rate, crude death rate, natural increase,
Rule of Seventy, exponential rate, doubling time,
immigration rates, emigration rates, net migration rate, push
factors, pull factors, life expectancy, demographic transition
model, dependency ratio, population pyramid, cohorts, OneChild Policy, population distribution, population density,
crude densities, carrying capacity, nutritional density
□ Label the demographic transition model
□ Explain the significance of changes in world population with
reference to population pyramids, distribution, density, and
the demographic transition model
□ Interpret population pyramids
□ Predict population trends
□ Compare and contrast viewpoints related to world population
trends
□ Evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of systems of
managing population growth, including China’s One-Child
Policy
□ Analyze and interpret political cartoons related to population
□ Analyze and interpret thematic maps related to population
□ Evaluate accuracy on web sites
□ Collaborate with others, listen respectfully to others, keep an
open-mind, and interact confidently with peers
□ Demonstrate effective written, oral, and graphic
communication skills
□ Prepare a population pyramid.
Products
“What I can make
to show my
learning.”
Guiding Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
What are the components of population change?
Explain the stages of the demographic transition model.
How do fertility, mortality, and migration influence populations?
What measures have countries adopted to try to control their population
growth, and to what degree have they been effective?
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5. Identify the different types of population pyramids. What does each type
represent?
6. What is the dependency ratio and why is it important?
7. What effect does a young or aging population have on a country?
8. What problems are associated with population growth?
9. What is the difference between population distribution and density?
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Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
14 Living Standards
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do
with what I
know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
Products
“What I can
make to show
my learning.”
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Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
15 Urbanization
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do
with what I
know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
Products
“What I can
make to show
my learning.”
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Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
16 Patterns in Economic Development
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do
with what I
know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
Products
“What I can
make to show
my learning.”
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Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
17 Environment
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do
with what I
know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
Products
“What I can
make to show
my learning.”
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Subject:
Grade:
Unit:
Chapter:
Social Studies 11
11
Unit III Geography & Global Issues
18 Looking Forward
Knowledge/
Understanding
“What I need to
know.”
Reasoning
“What I can do
with what I
know.”
Skills
“What I can
demonstrate.”
Products
“What I can
make to show
my learning.”
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