Populations Internet Scavenger Hunt

POPULATIONS INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT

1. Visit http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ a) Record the exact time (down to the second) you visit the webpage and the exact population at that moment. b) What differences do you notice in the birth rate and the death rate? c) Of the Top 20 Largest Countries, which countries are highlighted in orange/red? d) What is happening to these orange/red countries? e) What year did the world population reach 5 million? f) 6 million? g) 7 million? h) What patterns do you notice in the amount of years it takes to add another billion people to the world? i) By what year is the population in India expected to exceed that of China?

2. Visit http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/interactives/demographics/ Click “OPEN SIMULATOR” Make sure that “USA” is selected as the country and the year is set to “2005.” a) What age group has the largest amount of people? b) Approximately how many people are in the age group 65 in 2005? Run the simulation by clicking “STEP >” until the year 2080. c) What changes do you notice to the demographics curve? d) Approximately how many people are in the age group 65 in 2080? e) What does this tell you about the life expectancy of the USA in years to come? Change the country to Nigeria f) How is this demographics figure different from that of the United States? Cite at least three differences. g) Compare the Average Birth Rates of women in USA and Nigeria.

3. Visit http://www.demographia.com/db-2000stater.htm a) Where is Arizona ranked among state populations? b) What percent of people in the U.S. live in Arizona? c) Which state had the largest growth from 1990 to 2000?

4. Visit http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop a) What is your exact birth date? b) What was the world population on your birthday? c) How many people have been added to the world since you were born? d) What is the projected world population by the time you graduate from Westwood? (Use May 22 as the date. Be sure to include your graduation year in the answer.) 5. Re-visit http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ a) Record the exact time you visit the webpage and the population at that moment. b) What was the total change in population since you started this activity? c) How much time has lapsed since you started this activity? d) From your answers to 4(b) and 4(c), what do you expect the change in population to be in one full day? Show your work.

{Change in population} people x 60 mins x 24 hours = _____people {Time} mins 1 hour 1 day day

6. Just for fun: Visit http://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/play_population/family_game/ to play the Family Game. Click on the lever next to the LAUNCH MOVIE button to play.

“The key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.” - Edward O. Wilson