GAIA

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=7 billion and counting=

//(submitted by wiki-witch)//
 * type:** highly visual National Geographic video filled with facts and figures and set to music
 * synopsis:** //7 billion in 2011 - how big is 7 billion//? - //population increase since 1800 -// - //death rate vs birth rate - urbanisatio//n - //megacities - need for balance// - //inequality in use of resources....//
 * length:** 2' 58" - (including ad at beginning - skip this)
 * comments:** used with Upper Int - punchy, lots of ideas, good for note-taking practice, vocab (reading/watching not listening)

=7 billion - are you typical?= //(submitted by wiki-witch)//
 * type:** as above
 * synopsis:** //the typical person is// //... right-handed... earns less than... has a cell phone but no bank account..// //is male (but only just)////... Han Chinese... but not for long.... by 2030 from India... typical is relative... more facts//
 * length:** 2' 66" - (including ad at beginning)
 * comments:** good for note-taking practice, vocab (reading/watching not listening)