Visuals: average height increases

People today are taller, on average, than their ancestors 100 years ago. This is true for every country in the world.

The data shown below is based on a global study. It reports mean height for adults by year of birth, from 1896 to 1996; in other words, people who had reached their eighteenth birthday from 1914 to 2014.

Please look at the graph and discuss it with your teacher.

Discussion: 
Why do you think people are taller today than they were 100 years ago? Do Homework
Do you think there is a biological limit to how tall people can get? Do Homework
Name some advantages of being tall. Do Homework