AP

Ferndale High School

Ferndale, WA

Chelle Dunham

chelle.dunham@fsd.k12.wa.us

(360) 383-9357

Environmental Science

III. Population (10-15%)

1. Population Biology Concepts
   (Population ecology; carrying capacity; reproductive strategies; survivorship)
2. Human Population
1. Human population dynamics
   (Historical population sizes; distribution; fertility rates; growth rates and doubling times; demographic transition; age-structure diagrams)
2. Population size
   (Strategies for sustainability; case studies; national policies)
3. Impacts of population growth
   (Hunger; disease; economic effects; resource use; habitat destruction)

Lecture Notes

Chapter 9 PPT

Video Clips

World in the Balance: The Population Paradox

Labs/Activities

Human Population Growth Computer Lab

Human Population: Estimating Carrying Capacity Lab

Doubling Time in Exponential Growth (Molnar #20)

Global Population Trends (Molnar #21)

Population Distribution and Survivorship (Molnar #22)

Human Population Growth Lab Data

Exam #4 - Chapters:

9, 10

50 multiple choice, 2 FRQ

Unit 4 Outline

Unit 4 Study Guide Questions

(# 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20)