•History
Today
Prompt:
Population Trends
What
is an interesting population trend/statistic that you noticed from your
country?
•Activity:
Agree or Disagree
•Quick
Write: Argumentation
■To the best of your ability,
write an argumentative paragraph to persuade someone of your stance on one of
the topics discussed in class today.
1.Because our population has
reached seven billion people and continues to grow, we need to expand land area
available for living and growing food by cutting down the rainforest.
2.Without reducing rapid population growth,
it will be impossible to solve the world’s global challenges.
3.With more than 7 billion people
commuting from one place to another, drilling for more oil is necessary to fuel
more cars.
4.In order to feed our population, we must
use pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and genetically modified crops to
increase farm yields.
5.With new technologies used to gather
fish, we must have international laws to ensure seafood is harvested
sustainably.
6.The Earth can support over 7
billion people now and will be able to support any number of human in the
future.
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7.
In an effort to feed a population of over 7 billion, people in developed
countries should reduce the amount of meat they consume.
8.
Science and technology will ensure that food production and energy supplies
keep up with the demands of a growing population.
9.
With human population over 7 billion, we must protect endangered species
habitats by not developing on them for any reason.
10.
There is nothing I can do to help alleviate population pressures.
11.
Governments in countries with fast-growing populations
should make laws to limit the number of children that couples can have.
12.
In a real crunch, jobs are more important than environmental quality.
13.
With over 7 billion people on the planet, water pollution is inevitable and we
should not waste money trying to prevent it.
14.
Even though I am only one person in 7 billion, I still have a responsibility to
keep the Earth healthy; what I do makes a difference.
15.
Automobile makers in this country should be required by law to make all their
vehicles fuel efficient, even though the vehicles may become more expensive.
16.
If China and India can each take care of over a billion people on relatively
the same size land as the U.S., then the U.S. should accept immigrants until it
reaches a billion people as well.
17.
All high schools should be prohibited from distributing contraceptives to
students under age eighteen.
18.
Arable land should never be used for housing, businesses, or other
nonagricultural uses because we need all available farmable land to produce
food.
•Time
Permitting…
•Discuss: Argumentative Writing (ToulminMethod)
•Homework:
None (maybe work on maps)
