Unit 3 - Lesson 8: What are Some Global Problems Related to Population?

Big Ideas of the Lesson

Global problems are problems that affect the whole of the Earth and potentially all of
the people who live on it.
Some problems may be considered global because solving them requires the
cooperation of many regions and people in order to solve them.
Problems that affect smaller regions but appear in many different places on Earth can
also be considered global problems.
Some global problems are related to population, migration, and urbanization.
Global problems are often interconnected, or linked together. For example, rapid
urbanization is connected to environmental problems such as air pollution.

Lesson Abstract:
In this lesson students synthesize what they have learned about population, migration, and
urbanization by identifying global problems relating to these topics. The lesson begins by students
working independently to identify global problems and reasons why they are qualify as global
problems. Students then work in small groups to come to consensus on two global problems.
Finally, in a Global Problems Meeting, small groups each propose two global problems and the
large group works to come to consensus on three major global problems.
Content Expectations: 6 and 7 G1.2.1; G1.3.2; G5.1.1; C4.3.2
6th Grade C4.3.3
7th Grade C4.3.1; C4.3.3
Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History and Social Studies: RH.6-8.1 and 7;
WHST.6-8. 4, 7, and 9
Key Concepts
global problem
migration
population growth
urbanization