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First, to observe overall patterns or trends in your assigned region:1. Open www.WorldPopulationHistory.org. Click on “Explore the Map.” Deselect the Population Dots so that

you can see the colors of the overlay more clearly (select Map Features, click Population Dots so it is nolonger highlighted blue).

2. Enable the Fertility Overlay on your map (select Overlays, click Fertility Rates).3. Press play to watch how the overlay in your region changes from 1950 onwards. Record general

observations below.4. Enable the Life Expectancy Overlay on your map (select Overlays, click Life Expectancy). Record general

observations below.

Region:

General observations for Fertility Rate Overlay - What do you observe about your region and any identifiable trends as you go from 1950 to the present? Do you notice any patterns?

General observations for Life Expectancy Overlay - What do you observe about your region and any identifiable trends as you go from 1950 to the present? Do you notice any patterns?

For 1950, 1975, 2000, and present day, answer the following questions:- Are there any changes between this year and the previous year? If so, why do you think these occur?

- Is there any variability between the fertility rates in the countries of your region? Why do you think that might be?

- Is there any variability between life expectancy within the countries of your region? Why do you think that might be?

a Demographically Divided WorldStudent Worksheet

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Fertility Rates Life Expectancy Rates

1950

1975

2000

Present Day

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Fertility Rates Life Expectancy Rates

2025

2050

Now look at future projections. For 2025 and 2050, answer the following questions:

- Do fertility rates and life expectancy increase or decrease?

- What do the projections suggest for the future?

a demographically divided worldstudent worksheet