Geography 12: Population Project (Mrs. Lafreniere)

 Your task for this project is to investigate how a particular event has effected world population growth.
Please refer to the 6 main factors (health, education, social provisions, cultural & religious, political and environmental) that are outlined on the following website:
Factors that Effect the World's Population by Alex Jackson

Then using what you've read, please answer the question:
How did (Your chosen event) affect the structure of the population in _______________?

Some of the world events that you may want to consider are:
 Political Wars:
  • World War I  
  •   World War II
Political Policies:
  • One Child Policy (China)

Environmental Natural Disasters:
  •   Hurricane Katrina
  •    Earthquakes in Haiti,

Health Epidemics:
  •   Plague
  •   Spanish Flu
  •   Smallpox in the Americas
  • Ebola
  • HIV/AIDS (Africa)
Health Advancements:
  • Advent of the birth control pill
  • Vaccines

Education & Social Issues:
  • Women delaying having children
Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org

*Have you tried using WebPath Express?
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MLA Formating & Bibliography

You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.

If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up! 

If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .