Unit 7. World population

Answer the question: What does this video tell you? The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster • The Earth doesn’t have enough natural resources to support many people  lack of water, food…  limit to the amounts of petroleum, iron, silver, gold, and other metals People are cutng down forests, huntng wildlife, causing polluton VOCABULARY • Populaton /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ (n): • Populaton growth: /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn ɡrəʊθ/ • Populaton explosion: /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ VOCABULARY Increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ (v) Decrease/dɪˈkriːs/ (v) Figure /ˈfɪɡə(r)/ (n): number 15798 2345 Limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ (n,v) 7.How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015? By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be billion Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?  Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children? No, they don’t 10 Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families?  Because they know of no safe way to have fewer children 11 How much percent of the Earth’s land can be used for farming?  Only 10 percent 12 Are safe birth-control methods for family planning available for them?  No, they aren’t PAIR WORK - DISCUSSION Find out five world largest countries in population Say where they are and which is the richest and which is the poorest country Indonesia India China Russi a Asia Europe Latin America The USA Location of these countries: China, India, Indonesia are in Asia Russia is in Europe The U.S.A is in Latin America The richest country is The U.S.A The poorest country may be India 1,317,431,495 GDP: $ 7,600 China 1,129,667,528 GDP: $ 3,700 India 301,967,681 GDP: $ 43,500 USA 224,481,720 GDP: $ 3,800 Indonesia 186,771,161 GDP: $ 8,600 Brazil 85,262,356 GDP: about $ 825 Homework Find the countries that belong to the Third World Find solutions to control the world over population Prepare next lesson (Speaking- page 83) ... questions What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C?  It was 10 million 2 What was the population of the world in 1750?  It was 625 million 3 What was the population of the world in 1850?... 4 What was the population of the world in 1950?  It was 2510 million 5 What was the population of the world in 1985?  It was 4760 million 6 What was the population of the world in 2000? ... 7.How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015? By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be billion Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?