Unit
Topic
Theme
Region
Length
Goals

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3.

Skills

Empowering Global Citizens

8.8

Modern Populations: Case Study of China and India
Global risk: society and health and conflict

China and India

Six weeks

and Objectives

Learn to describe the modern population composition (by ethnic—
ity, race, culture, growth, and migration) in India and China and
to describe some policy issues related to population (e.g., policies
concerning immigration, workforces, environmental sustainability,
population growth, equality, education, and mobility).

Question the current distribution of people around the world and
question current policies with respect to equity.

Act by creating a project that integrates at least two population

issues.

and Knowledge

Students will describe the modern population composition (by eth—
nicity, race, culture, growth, and migration) in India and China and
some policy issues related to population (e.g., policies concerning
immigration, workforces, environmental sustainability, population
growth, equality, education and mobility).

Students will evaluate the opportunities and challenges of various
population issues (e.g., immigration, population growth or decline,
population explosion, integration versus assimilation, and cultural
mixing.

Students will use information from varied primary and secondary
sources to evaluate population policies.

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