In 1960, the world population reached 3 billion people. There was a large gap between developing and industrialized countries, with the poor lacking adequate food, education, health, and other resources. From 1960 to 2010, the world population increased by 4 billion, with around 2 billion people remaining in poverty. If trends continue, the world population is projected to reach 8 billion by 2050. Effective population control will require continuing efforts to improve child survival rates in developing nations.

1. GLOBAL
POPULATION
GROWTH
BY HANS LOSLING

2. KEY WORDS
Child survival
World population
Poor
Industrialized world
Developing world
Country bubbles

3. COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
①In 1960, what was the gap between
rich people and poor people?
②Why did child survival increase?
③What is the effective way to stop
population growth?

4. In 1960
 World population
reached 3 billion
 There was a gap
between developing
and industrialized
countries

5. developing
・healthy ・×food
・education ・×shoes
・rich ・
・small family
・
Industrialized

6. 1960 → 2010
4 billion people increased
2 billion are still poor
What will happen in
2050?

7. DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS
① What do you think will happen if the
population will increase forever?
② In Japan, population is decreasing.
What can we do to stop decreasing?
③ Why do you think population growth
should be stopped?

8. ANSWERS :
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
① Rich people are healthy, rich, and educated.
Moreover, they had small families. However,
poor people didn’t have enough food and
even shoes.
② Because people in developing countries got
soap, hygiene, education, vaccination,
penicillin and family planning.
③ To continue to improve child survival at 90
percent.