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Assignment In the US we count the population every 10 years and report the results to the Bureau of the Census. The first census was after the American Revolution in 1790, under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. There have been 22 federal censuses since that time. Recently, we just completed the 2010 census. However, this data is not fully released to the public yet so for purposes of this assignment we will use the 2000 census data for the US. Please keep that in mind. Today's assignment is researching population data and relating the information to sustainability.

[|Arizona vs USA Census Data.pdf] [|Arizona vs Phoenix Census Data.pdf] [|Population Pyramids of Arizona and Census Data.pdf]
 * 1. Your assignment is to research population growth in the US, Arizona, and Phoenix. What is the current population of each? **

[|UN 2006 Ranked by Rate of Population Growth, Report on Population Change by Country.pdf] [|States Ranked by Rate of Population Growth.pdf] [|Metros Ranked by Rate of Population Growth.pdf]
 * 2. What is the growth rate for the US, Arizona, and Phoenix? **

**3. What percentage of growth was a result of reproduction in Arizona?** [|National Vital Statistics Reports Births from 1990-2002 data.pdf]

4. **By looking at the given population pyramid for Arizona can you deduce whether the population is predicted to grow, shrink or stay the same? Explain your answer. What can you derive from the data? Why is the population growing or shrinking? Keep in mind using a quantitative method means crafting your answer from the given data.** Keep your answer short. Just the facts. [|Population Pyramids of Arizona and Census Data.pdf]

5. **After reading the following short articles think back to the videos we watched for class and the lecture. In your opinion should Arizona have more reproductive health education in schools? What trend can you derive from the data gathered in the above questions and the following articles? What other methods have you learned from this weeks lesson on reducing population growth?** Be brief and concise in your answer.

[|Teen birth rate in state shows signs of decline, The Arizona Daily Star - Saturday, July 15, 2000.pdf] [|Effective sex education, The Arizona Daily Star - July 5, 2001.pdf] [|Teen birth rate in state shows signs of decline, The Arizona Daily Star - Sunday, March 14, 2004.pdf] [|Birth rates for teenagers 15–19 years by State, 1991 and 2000 and 2005, 07, 08 predictions.pdf]

6. **What correlation can you make from the science of reproductive controls and sustainability?** Be brief and concise in your answer.