Population #2 - Solutions to Exponential Growth

How do we prevent our population from exploding out of control? Now that we know that the world's population grows at an exponential rate, we need to pay attention to ways in which we can slow population growth, and make sure that our earth does not surpass its carrying capacity.

Class Activities:

1. Review of 4 types of population pyramids - and matching them to stages of Dem. Trans. Model

2. Correction of population pyramid assignment - answers, questions, etc.

3. Potential solutions to population control? Case Study - Article: China's One-Child Policy

4. Effective population solutions - understanding why families would choose to have many children: Link between poverty and population growth

HW: Draw your own population pyramid (using grid from class) and create a "story" that explains the nature of your graph.