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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science

Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of human population dynamics.

Objective 3.02. Investigate local, regional and global carrying capacities.

  • Limiting factors.
  • Density-dependent and density-independent factors.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

Sprawl: The national and local situation
In this Xpeditions lesson, students investigate how urban sprawl impacts the environment, people's daily lives, and the local and regional economy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
A look at the population density of the United States
In this lesson from Xpeditions, students learn to "see the world in spatial terms" by analyzing population density at all levels and plotting the information on maps. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic