8. Human Systems and Resource Use

8.1 Human population dynamics

Significant ideas: A variety of models and indicators are employed to quantify human population dynamics. Human population growth rates are impacted by a complex range of changing factors.

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Power points	Case Studies	Activities	Useful Links
T8.1 Human Population Dynamics T8.1 Applications and Skills	8.1National and international development policies may also have an impact on human population dynamics. Pro-natalist policy Anti-natality Policy	Calculating Human Population Indicators Activity IB questions review	ESS3C - Human Impacts on Earth Systems- Bozeman Science Exponential Growth- Bozeman Science  Human Population Dynamics-Bozeman Science

8.2 Resource use in society 

Significant ideas: The renewability of natural capital has implications for its sustainable use The status and economic value of natural capital is dynamic

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Power points	Case Studies	Activities	Useful Links
T 8.2 Resource use in society	Dynamic Nature of a resource	The Story of Stuff    Resources and their exploitation ( Survey)	The Story of Stuff  Natural Resources- Bozeman Science

8.3 Solid domestic use

Significant ideas: Solid Domestic waste (SDW) is increasing as a result of rowing human population and consumption Both the production and management of SDW can have significant influence on sustainability

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Power points	Case Studies	Activities	Useful Links
T8.3 Solid domestic waste	This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean	Trashed ( Movie)    Measuring SDW production assignment  IB questions T8.3+1.5 review with Markscheme	3 Elements for Making Perfect Compost          RRR-documentary

8.4  Human population and carrying capacity

Significant ideas: Human carrying capacity is difficult to quantify. The ecological footprint (EF) is a model that makes it possible to determine whether human populations are living within carrying capacity.

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Power points	Case Studies	Activities	Useful Links
T8.4 Human Systems and resource use	Ecological footprints      One Planet, How Many People? A Review of Earth’s Carrying Capacity	HOW BIG IS YOUR FOOTPRINT?	Could civilization collapse? NASA-funded study looks at framework for how, when