V5 - Population Science

Population Science

Population Science?

The global population is growing rapidly. What problems do you think this could cause in the future? 

That might be something to consider. Additionally, that is exactly the topic of today's lesson.

You'll need to master some vocabulary connected to this topic, read a text and correctly answer some questions about it and study and use some grammar, the first and second conditionals. 

Don't know what that means? Don't worry, that is exactly the point of this lesson! :)

Good luck and have fun!

Vocabulary

In the next question, match the words with their definitions.

Drag the  words to the correct definitions.

a guess at the size or number of something

something that encourages you to do something

the countries which have less developed economies in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America

the education of children between the ages of 11 and 18 years old

the education of children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old

the number of babies each woman has

the number of deaths of children within a particular time

things that exist naturally such as plants, water, oil, etc. which people can use

the developing world

secondary education

primary education

fertility rate

natural resources

estimate

child mortality

incentive

Reading

Read the article ‘Educate girls to stop population rising’ and find the information requested in the next questions.

What is the present global population?

What will the expected global population in 2050 be according to current trends?

What will the global population in 2050 be according to United Nations estimates?

What is the average current fertility rate?

What is the estimated average fertility rate in 2050?

What is the percentage of Indian boys put through secondary education?

What is the percentage of Indian girls put through secondary education?

Some more reading...

Answer the following questions about the article.