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Global Population Issues
Learning goal
1. examine the impact of global demographic
change as it relates to the demographic
transition model
2. examine how governments may approach
population policies differently depending on
which stage of the model the countries are in
video
generate two questions about the clip that
you would like answered.
ans
Two events helped to spur on population growth: the
agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution)
•Define (pg. 238)
•Total fertility rate
Demographic transition model
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Watch a video on
demographic transition model
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Using Figure 11-3, on page 239,
the demographic transition model
it relates to general birth rates and death
rates over time and the subsequent natural
increase rate.
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Date: 17/11/2015
Lesson Topic:
Global Population and Poverty
Learning Objectives
• 1. choose and evaluate indicators that influence
global poverty.
• 2. make connections between demographic change
and global poverty
Watch a video on poverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qvQvy0FqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwIEZDMDBo4
25 Sobering Statistics On Global Poverty That Might Upset You
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• question:
• In groups of up to 2, create a mind map linking
• Does overpopulation cause poverty?
• What is overpopulation?
Overpopulation is when a given habitat no longer has the
resources to maintain the population of organisms within it.
Most typically this term referes to human beings as the
population of organisms and the Earth as the habitat.
Causes of overpopulation
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Lack of clean water
Lack of clean air
Food
Shelter
Migration
Effects of overpopulation
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Depletion of natural resources
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High infant and child mortality rates
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Overcrowding, malnutrition, and inadequate health care all combine to create a breeding ground for
disease
Malnutrition
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This is not to imply that the adult population will not be effected by overpopulation but instead that
the effects on the child and infant populations will be exacerbated by poverty. This concept is
evidenced by the decreasing trend of child and infant mortalities as the wealth trend increases
Increased prevalence of epidemics and pandemics
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The depletion of resources can also lead to air, water, soil, and noise pollution
It might also lead to deforestation and vicariously the destruction of various ecosystems on both land
and in the water
Malnutrition is the act of being under nourished not underfed, the common misconception is that
there is not enough food but in reality there is a lack of balanced diet
Lower life expectancy
Unhygienic living conditions
Elevated crime rates
Define pg. 242-246
population implosion
demographic trap
fragile state
NGO (non-government organization)
• Countries can be thought of in three groups relative to
demographic transition (although there are isolated peoples in PreTransition, every country has moved past this stage).
• Group 1 countries such as Canada have reached Post-Transition and
have a high standard of living.
• Group 2 countries such as Brazil, Turkey, and China are in LateTransition, and are generally experiencing rising living standards.
• Group 3 countries are finishing Early Transition or have entered Late
Transition. They have a rapid natural increase that their economies
cannot handle, resulting in serious problems, such as widespread
poverty and political upheaval.
• Figure 11–9 p. 245
Figure 11–9 p. 245
Answer:
• The demographic trap (a high rate of natural increase) means
that poor countries have to spend the relatively small amount
of money they have on very basic needs, such as food,
housing, and education.
• They do not have the necessary resources to provide more
advanced healthcare, higher levels of education (especially for
women), and an efficient infrastructure to support economic
growth.
Canada’s Role in Reducing Global
Population Issues
Canada’s foreign aid contribution is compared to other
nations, along with a case study of important nongovernment assistance received by one African
country.
• Bilateral aid goes directly from one country to another, while
multilateral aid goes from a country to the United Nations, or
an international assistance NGO, such as Red Cross or Red
Crescent.
• Canada’s government gives less than half the United Nations
target of 0.7% of the economy, ranks 15th among donor
nations, and ranks 9th by an amount of about $5 billion
annually.
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• • NGOs large and small support development projects around
the world, many of them at the village level; for example, Help
Lesotho supplied materials for people to build a school in the
country.
• • Canadians Craig and Marc Kielburger founded an NGO called
Free the Children when Craig was just 12 years old. They have
raised funds for projects in 45 countries.
• How should Canada respond to global population issues?
H.W.
• Apply it pg.249
• Ques. 1 - 5
• Summary