What is the future of world population What is the future of world population growth?growth?

Is it possible to make an accurate prediction of global Is it possible to make an accurate prediction of global population into the next century? Why?population into the next century? Why?

So, how can we make a better So, how can we make a better world for everyone?world for everyone?

o Unless we all have quality of life, will Unless we all have quality of life, will any of us have a high quality of life?any of us have a high quality of life?

o What can nations do together to What can nations do together to improve quality of life for all?improve quality of life for all?

o (Ch9 Millennium Development Goals). (Ch9 Millennium Development Goals). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTowAA

So, how can we make a better So, how can we make a better world for everyone?world for everyone?

o Millennium Development Goals Millennium Development Goals Presentations. Use some statistics, Presentations. Use some statistics, animations, etc. from animations, etc. from www.gapminder.org

o ““World in the Balance” (add your World in the Balance” (add your answered video questions to answered video questions to your notes your notes for Ch9).for Ch9).

What factors affect a country’s What factors affect a country’s population?population?

o Defining factors affecting the population dynamics Defining factors affecting the population dynamics of HDC’s vs. LDC’s:of HDC’s vs. LDC’s:

o The world’s total fertility rate is 2.45 births per The world’s total fertility rate is 2.45 births per woman, (World Bank Data 2012) woman, (World Bank Data 2012) http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_tfrt_in&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=what+is+the+world%27s+total+fertility+rate

o What has happened to countries’ populations in What has happened to countries’ populations in the past 200 years (since the industrial revolution)?the past 200 years (since the industrial revolution)?

o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&sns=em (Past 200 years with Hans) (Past 200 years with Hans)

o http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w&feature=channel (Ted v=hVimVzgtD6w&feature=channel (Ted talks, population dynamics then and now talks, population dynamics then and now with Hans www.gapminder.org )with Hans www.gapminder.org )

Wildcard: ImmigrationWildcard: Immigrationo If an HDC (like US) has a good immigration policy, If an HDC (like US) has a good immigration policy,

can it help relieve the stress of a rapidly growing can it help relieve the stress of a rapidly growing LDC (like India?)?LDC (like India?)?• US population is about 0.6% due to births and deaths US population is about 0.6% due to births and deaths

and another .3% legal immigrants and .3% illegal (or and another .3% legal immigrants and .3% illegal (or un-naturalized immigrants), doubling our growth to un-naturalized immigrants), doubling our growth to 1.2%. (World Bank Data 2011) 1.2%. (World Bank Data 2011) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW

• i.e. If we accept lots of Indian immigrants, will our i.e. If we accept lots of Indian immigrants, will our policy help slow Indian population growth?policy help slow Indian population growth?

o Beck, “Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs” Beck, “Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE