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Problem of human Problem of human populationpopulation

this curriculum is presented in ch6 of Grade1 textbookthis curriculum is presented in ch6 of Grade1 textbook

C. C. Peterpanpancc@mail.cchs.kh.edu.tw

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What’s problem with populationWhat’s problem with population

• 3 kinds of problem : cause and effect– 1.Quantitative : Overpopulation– 2.Quality : Aging society with fewer children – 3.Unequal distribution

• Strategies to deal with these problems

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1.Quantitative : Overpopulation

• How can we know it is true?– Sense– Quantitative statistics (UNFPA)• Amount• Density• Age structure

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1.Quantitative : Overpopulation

• Age structure : growth tendency

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1.Quantitative : Overpopulation

• What are the problems caused by overpopulation ?– Pollution– Resources exhausted– Disease– Heavy traffic– …….

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

• How can we know it is true?– Survey : let’s fill the table as below – What’s the conclusion:

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

• What is the cause of aging society?–Advancement of hygiene and welfare

• What is the cause of fewer children–Post-it activity

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Post-it activity

• Answer 2 questions in your post-it– 1.How many children do you want?– 2.What’s the reason for your answer to Question

1?– Don’t forget to write down your name

• Post your post-it in the table on the board• Analyze and categorize

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

• Aging society– 65 years old more than 7%

• fewer children– Every couple gives birth to 1.02 child on average– In 1970 ,there were about 300,000 newborns in

Taiwan– In 2010 ,there were fewer than 200,000 newborns in

Taiwan

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

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2.Quality :Aging society with fewer children

• What are the possible problems caused by Aging society with fewer children ?– Productivity– Medicare– Education– Economic– ……………

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3.Unequal distribution

• There are two worlds : – Poor and rich– Crowded and sparsely populated (not many

people)

• We don’t own inadequate resources, but unequal (Or Resources: not inadequate, but unequal)

• How do we know?

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Strategies :Population policy

• Crisis and chance• How to deal with– Education–Regulation–……..–We are the world

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Think about

• What’s What’s thethe problem with population? problem with population?• How can How can youyou prepare to deal with this prepare to deal with this

problem?problem?

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Thanks forThanks for__listeninglisteningGod bless usGod bless us

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• This is a GREAT presentation, Peter!! Even before you started explaining, the slides and handout were very well written and led us through clear steps. The Post-it activity, your self-creating graph, and the night Earth pictures are particularly engaging – FABULOUS from a teacher’s standpoint!! Wow! I want to teach this lesson!

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Pronunciation tips:• statistics: /stə.ˈts.tks/• productivity /pro.dʌk.ˈt.v.ti:/• decrease /ˈdi:.kris/• resources /ˈri:.sɔr.sɛz/• Kenya /ˈkɛn.jʌ/

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Presentation Language

• How many brothers and sisters did your grandfather have?

• How many did your father have?• How many do you have?• How many children do you want to/plan to

have?

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In the year 2050, you will live to age 89, if you are a woman, and age 82.2 if you are a man.

In the year 2050, you will reach 89 years old if you are a woman, and 82.2 years old if you are a man.

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• (For Night Earth): The scientists measure the brightness of the lights, and can estimate how many people live in one spot.

• The country with the highest population is China. China is the country with the highest population. The most populated country is China.

• The lowest population is in Tuvalu. (Tuvalu is the country with the lowest population.) The least populated country is Tuvalu.

• The second most populated country is India. The country with the second highest population is India. India has the second highest population.