The most likely reason today’s population is growing in certain areas or countries is because land and resources are available. people are leaving rural areas and moving to urban areas. people are emigrating from war-torn areas to peaceful areas. government policy is favorable.

Use a print news or online news source to find an article that illustrates concepts presented in this lesson. choose an article reporting on a site where a conflict is likely to occur in the future. summarize the article and discuss what role, if any, culture will play in the situation. include the following information in your title of article: source of article: (where you found the article, e.g. name and date of publication or url) summary of article: culture's role: