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Principles of Environmental Science

William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College

Human Populations

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to

I.

summarize historic factors that have contributed to human population growth.

II.

calculate doubling times for different annual growth rates.

III.

describe Malthusian and Marxian theories of limits to population growth, and explain why technological optimists and supporters of social justice oppose these theories.

IV.

explain the process of demographic transition and why it produces a temporary population surge.

V.

understand how changes in life expectancy, infant mortality, women's literacy, standards of living, and democracy affect population changes.

VI.

evaluate pressures for and against family planning in traditional and modern societies.

VII.

compare modern birth control methods and think about a personal family planning agenda.

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