Learning Goals 

• Monday, Oct 6 — Review Day (Topics 2.1–2.2)
  Learning Goal: Students will be able to review key ideas from population distribution and density by explaining where people live, why they settle there, and how population growth changes over time.
  (CED Objectives: PSO-2.A–PSO-2.D)

• Tuesday, Oct 7 — AP Topic 2.3: Population Composition
  Learning Goal: Students will be able to describe how population composition (age and sex) varies across regions and interpret what these patterns reveal about a country’s level of development.
  (CED Objective: PSO-2.E)

1. Warm Up - (Complete this in your journal) Describe one physical factor (like climate, landforms, or water access) and one human factor (like jobs or cities) that influence where people choose to live.

2. Activity - Read textbook, complete worksheet 2.3-1

• Wednesday, Oct 8 — AP Topic 2.3: Population Composition
  Learning Goal: Students will be able to analyze and compare population pyramids to explain population trends such as growth, stability, or decline.
  (CED Objective: PSO-2.F)

  1. 1. 1. Warm Up (Complete this in your journal)

A. How can a country’s population density affect its environment or resources (like water, land, or housing)?

B. Give one positive and one negative consequence of having a high population density in a city or region.

• 1. 1. 2. Activity - Read textbook, complete worksheet 2.3-1

• Thursday, Oct 9 — AP Topic 2.4: Population Dynamics
  Learning Goal: Students will be able to explain how changes in birth, death, and fertility rates influence population growth and identify stages of the demographic transition model.
  (CED Objectives: PSO-2.G & PSO-2.H)

1. Pop Quiz 

2. Video - 2.4 Population Dynamics (Heimler's History)  

• Friday, Oct 10 — AP Topic 2.4: Population Policies and Future Trends
  Learning Goal: Students will be able to evaluate how governments use population policies to manage growth or decline and predict future demographic challenges.
  (CED Objective: PSO-2.I)