Sep 6/7: population

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Helpful Resources to learn more about this:

• EXCELLENT ARTICLE FROM THE NY TIMES ON THIS 
• HOW DID THE ONE CHILD POLICY CHANGE CHINA FROM NAT GEO
  

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 What are the pros and cons of this anti-Natalist policy imposed by the Chinese government in 1979? Was it effective?  How does this compare to India's restrictive policies?

Helpful resources for today's class:

​Why do populations rise and fall in a particular place?
What challenges does this present? 
​How can we predict increases & decreases to population in a particular place?

• Population Dynamics - Concepts & Terms 
• Population Growth
• Overpopulation/Underpopulation 
• Malthus' views on population
• Fouberg Key Question 2: Why do populations rise and fall in a particular place? (Presentation)
• Doubling Time presentation

HW: Watch these videos & then study DTM in Rubenstein Textbook

1. Watch this video on Arithmetic Growth and Doubling Time; Doubling Time Calculations; study DTM scenarios; focus on Key Questions 2,
   
2. Look through Rubenstein CH. 2 at DTM (it has much more detail of DTM) and take notes.

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