Use the links to videos & articles below to help you answer the questions in the EXPLAIN section.
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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast? | SKUNK BEAR
Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained
why has the world population grown so much in the past century article by lighthouse


EXPLAIN

1. The Industrial Revolution allowed humans to overcome some of the typical limiting factors. What was the Industrial Revolution and how did it impact the size of the human population? Provide 2 examples.

4. How have child mortality rates and life expectancy changed since the 1800s? How have these changes affected the human population size?

5. What other changes to living conditions caused the human population growth rate to increase so rapidly?


ELABORATE
Watch the CRASH COURSE VIDEO
The Science of Overpopulation by sci show

1. . Do we grow enough food to feed our entire population? If so, why is world hunger still a problem?

2. How does the amount of resources used by developed (“rich”) countries compare to those used by developing (“poor”) countries?

3. How are developing countries changing? How will this affect the amount of resources needed?

4. How is our resource use affecting Earth? Give an example.