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III. Population (10–15%)
 * from the College Board:**
 * A. Population Biology Concepts (chapter 8)
 * Population ecology; carrying capacity; reproductive strategies; survivorship
 * B. Human Population
 * 1. Human population dynamics (chapters 8 & 9)
 * Historical population sizes; distribution; fertility rates; growth rates and doubling times; demographic transition; age-structure diagrams
 * 2. Population size (chapter 9)
 * Strategies for sustainability; case studies; national policies
 * 3. Impacts of population growth (chapter 9)
 * Hunger; disease; economic effects; resource use; habitat destruction


 * Thursday 12/6/12 Class **
 * 1) finish FRQ on fishing
 * 2) PP on Population Growth Rate
 * 3) growth rate practice problems

Chapter 8 >> population ecology >> population density >> growth rate >> death rate (d) >> immigration >> birth rate (b >> emigration (e) >> carrying capacity (K) >> biotic potential / intrinsic rate of increase >> exponential population growth >> >> 2. If a population of 10,000 has 850 births per year and 530 deaths per year, what is its growth rate in percent per year? >> >> 3. If a population of 1000 elephants has 100 births per year and 300 deaths per year, what is its growth rate in percent per year? >> >> 4. What would be the growth rate be if 50 individuals entered the population and 80 individuals left the population stated in EACH of the situations above?
 * Thursday 12/6/12 HW **
 * 1) read Opener
 * 2) read section 1, p. 173-176 and answer question #2
 * 3) read section 2, p. 177-180 and answer questions 1 & 2
 * 4) read Case in Point, p. 178-179 and answer question #8 at the end of the chapter
 * 5) VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW ON THESE TERMS:
 * population
 * 1) finish the practice population growth questions:
 * **Chapter 8:** **//Understanding Population Change//**  //r = b - d r = (b - d) + (i - e)//  1. If an island has a population of 100,000 has 2,600 births per year and 800 deaths per year, what is its growth rate in percent per year?


 * Friday 12/7/12 Class **
 * 1) vocab quiz
 * 2) discuss HW reading and questions
 * 3) review practice population change problems
 * 4) FRQ Ch 8 Population Change, parts a & b only

**Scenario: Would you work for a penny?** Alyssa a college student studying math is home for summer break and took a job for thirty days. In negotiation for a salary, she tells her employer that instead of a wage of $20/hr, she would accept one that pays one penny the first day, then doubles to two cents the next day, four cents the third day and so on for the month. The employer thinks that this is a good deal for him and agrees.
 * Friday 12/7/12 HW - weekend **
 * 1) read the article given to you in class (on back of FRQ) and be ready to share your reaction in class
 * 2) do this problem:
 * 1. Do you think this is a good deal for the employer? Explain
 * 2. How much would Alyssa make at the end of the thirty days
 * 3. How many hours a day would Alyssa have to work for this to be a good deal for the employer
 * 4. What is the total differential in the two payment methods over the 30-day period if Alyssa works 8 hours a day?

3. read section 3, Reporductive Strategies
 * make a table for reproductive strategies (r- and K- selected, features of each, examples of each
 * answer the folowing questions:
 * Are pets or pests more likely to be K strategists? Is this universally true? Is there a relationship between reproductive strategy and the pet-human / pest-human relationship?
 * How do survivorship curves relate to r selection and K selection in animals? (Thinking About the Env #10, p. 194)


 * Monday 12/10/12 Class **
 * 1) discuss exponential growth rate article and penny problem
 * 2) PP (partial)
 * 3) FRQ - continue parts a & b, create a table to hold all the dates, birth and death rates
 * 4) checked off HW - r- and K- selected strategists
 * Monday 12/10/12 HW **
 * 1) Read Human Population p. 182-185 and Demographics of Countries p. 185-186 for now. (Please feel free to keep reading if you want to)
 * 2) Use the outline below to make notes. Make sure to look thoroughly at the outline, there are some questions from the book in there as well. Please make changes to the outline if you need to so that it works best for you.


 * Wednesday 12/12/12 Class **
 * 1) pass back vocab quiz
 * 2) review HW - outline notes
 * 3) discuss doubling time
 * 4) doubling time practice problems
 * Wednesday 12/12/12 HW **
 * 1) read Demoraphic Stages, p. 186-188


 * Thursday 12/13/12 Class **
 * 1) FRQ Ch 8 Population growth
 * finish parts a & b
 * do part d
 * 1) deomgraphic transition figure
 * add descriptions for each stage
 * Thursday 12/13/12 HW **
 * 1) answer question 15, p. 194
 * 2) read Age Structures of Countries, p. 188-191
 * make notes on the three types/shapes
 * Friday 12/14/12 Class **
 * 1) Nova video: World in the Balance
 * Friday 12/14/12 HW **
 * 1) work on the Ch 8 MC review below [[file:Ch 8 MC review select.doc]]
 * 2) The Human Population - Too Many People?
 * 3) Background Information: read this part
 * 4) Graphing Procedure: DO NOT GRAPH YET
 * 5) Analysis: answer # 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
 * 6) Making Connections: Don't Do This Part Yet Either




 * Monday 12/17/12 Class **
 * 1) Too Many People? - graph data from Tables A & B
 * Monday 12/17/12 HW **
 * 1) Too Many People? - finish graphing and questions
 * Tuesday 12/18/12 Class **
 * 1) compare and collect Too Many People? packet
 * 2) Nova video: World in the Balance


 * Tuesday 12/18/12 HW **
 * 1) finish the last page of the Too Many People? packet. I copied it below in case you need it again.

Making the Connections: Describe the relationships between the growth of the human population and the following environmental factors. Forests: Flooding: Prime Farmland: Toxic Chemicals: Biodiversity: Climate: Water: Minerals: Productivity of the Ocean: Air Quality: Urban Stress: Energy:


 * Wednesday 12/19/12 Class **
 * 1) discuss Making Connections (worksheet above)
 * 2) review MC review


 * Wednesday 12/19/12 HW **


 * VACATION HW **
 * 1) Read chapter 9 and use the note taking outline to take notes. As always, please feel free to modify it to best fit your style of note taking.
 * 2) Answer the questions within the outline, even if you don't use the outline for your notes.


 * Wednesday 1/2/13 Class **
 * 1) REMINDER - ABSOLUTELY NO MORE USE OF BULLETS OR COLLINS ON UNIT TESTS
 * 2) Discuss Unit Test FRQ answer
 * 3) Distinguish between teh meaning of environmental, societal, human health, economic and "what could the government do?" when answering FRQs.
 * 4) Pyramid FRQ (classwork from before break)
 * 5) review in text book how to interpret pyramids
 * 6) define infamt mortality
 * 7) re-answer any parts to FRQ that require more detail


 * Wednesday 1/2/13 HW **
 * be ready to discuss/apply the first part of chapter 9, Population and Quality of Life, in class


 * Thursday 1/3/13 Class **
 * 1) Ch 9, first sentence: "Most people would agree that all people in all countries should have access to the basic requirements of life: a balanced diet, clean water, decent shelter, and adequate clothing."
 * 2) in groups, discuss in terms of:
 * 3) whose responsibility is this?
 * 4) how do we ensure this?
 * 5) what might stand in the way of this?
 * 6) Review answers to questions from note taking outline for the first part of chapter 9, Population and Quality of Life
 * 7) For questions #2 above, discuss in groups: page 199 - summarize and rank in order which of the three you believe to be the leading cause, the second leading cause and the third leading cause.


 * Thursday 1/3/13 HW **


 * Friday 1/4/13 Class **
 * 1) Future of the Human Population models from last page of Ch 9 note taking outline. Present on small white boards.
 * 2) Discuss policies that could control population.


 * Friday 1/4/13 HW **
 * 1) Please complete the study guide. Make sure to IDENTIFY ON YOUR STUDY GUIDE what you would like to discuss in class.


 * 1) We will be reviewing all of the questions from the Ch 9 note taking outline in class tomorrow so you should re-read the questions and your answers tonight so that you're ready to discuss.
 * 2) You will also have a Ch 8 & 9 Quiz on Wednesday. (multiple choice)