Materials

• Class notes
• Historical population chart (teacher-developed)

Instructional Activities

1. Review the information from the previous session.
   
   
2. Display a chart that illustrates the population changes of countries over time. Make sure to include countries whose population has grown at rapid rate as well as those whose population has stabilized or declined. Encourage students to consider why a country’s population trend would change. Record student responses on the board or overhead.
   
   
3. Display the following factors that influence growth rates, and discuss each one with the students:
   • Modern medicine and hygiene
   • Education
   • Industrialization and urbanization
   • Economic development
   • Government policy
   • Role of women in society
   
   
4. Refer back to the information students identified on the chart to illustrate each of these factor’s influence on growth rates, or prepare a chart reflecting growth rates of other countries.
   
   
5. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.