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Standards Index: Unit 5: Land & Water Use

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Can Plant-Based Meat Mitigate Climate Change?

Students will assess the nutritional value, economic success and environmental impact of plant-based meats – a current trend with roots in a movement that took off in the 1970s with the bestselling book “Diet for a Small Planet.
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Human Geography: The Population Bomb

Students will learn why concerns about population growth first emerged in the 1970s, why predictions about population were wrong, and what that means for today.
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Influencing Public Policy: Food Safety

Students will learn how human-made catastrophes can help to shape federal policy on food safety.