World population

A highly effective visual depiction of the explosive growth rate of the human population over the past two thousand years. Small white dots, each representing one million people slowly appear on map of the world’s continents. Growth increases at a rate which indicates that population may drain the earth’s resources.

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Credits

production company

Southern Illinois University Film Unit

Duration

00:03:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323267

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population density

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population density

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1972

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