Outlining—the Standard Topic Outline Form

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Outlining—the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Around the turn of the century our population will
and may
.
(2) By the twenty-first century agriculture will
.
(3) Protein can be produced from petroleum by
.
(4) In the twenty-first century
will be a major industry.
(5) Apart from tourism, space stations can be used for
.

2. Suggested abbreviations:
  population: popu.     agriculture: agr.
  kilowatt: kw.         hour: hr.

3. Note-taking: Make an outline for the third part of the lecture you have heard on the tape.
 

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Outlining—the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Around the turn of the century our population will
and may
.
(2) By the twenty-first century agriculture will
.
(3) Protein can be produced from petroleum by
.
(4) In the twenty-first century
will be a major industry.
(5) Apart from tourism, space stations can be used for
.

2. Suggested abbreviations:
  population: popu.     agriculture: agr.
  kilowatt: kw.         hour: hr.

3. Note-taking: Make an outline for the third part of the lecture you have heard on the tape.
 

Ⅲ. Envir.
    function of transp. & comu. & popu.
  A. Agr.:
    1. by 21st c.: on the way out
    2. now: 1 acre—1 person
    3. future: 20 sq. feet—1 person by a biological system
  B. Food production:
    1. protein:
      (1) from petroleum by microbi. conversion
      (2) better than natural protein
      (3) 3% of today's p. output for protein of all
    2. food:
      (1) factory-made
      (2) land for living, parks, recreation, hunting & wilderness
  C. Raw materials:
    1. sea: inexhaustible; water supply
    2. space:
      (1) cheaper—1 man to the moon: 1,000 kw.-hrs. for $10-20 techniques now primitive
      (2) space communities: Moon, Mars, etc.
      (3) space stations:
        a. space tourism: Hilton Orbiter Hotel
        b. medical research: a cure for cancer, even death