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Standards Index: D2.Geo.5.9-12.

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Evaluate how political and economic decisions have influenced cultural and environmental characteristics of various places and regions.

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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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The Battle for Votes: Gerrymandering

Students will learn the causes and effects of gerrymandering, and how court decisions authorizing race-based gerrymandering have reshaped American politics and created complex legacies.