Chapter 2 Key Issue #4

Chapter 2 Key Issue #4 – Web Guide

Why Might the World Face an Overpopulation Problem?

pgs 62-65

1. How to Reduce Natural Increase

* Using the following web site, http://www.cob-net.org/text/history_bubonic.htm , answer the

following questions.

*When did the “Black Death” occur?___________________________. Within those years,

there were over__________________deaths or about ________the population .

*Why was it called the “Black Death”?___________________________________________

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*How was the disease spread?________________________________

*Why did the “Black Death” create peasant revolts in England, France, and Italy?____________

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*Using the following web site http://axe.acadiau.ca/~043638z/one-child/ , answer the questions below.

*Why has China implemented the one child policy?_____________________________

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*Click on “Policy” http://axe.acadiau.ca/~043638z/one-child/policy.html to answer the next questions.

*What does the policy propose?______________________________________________

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*What problems does China face with this “policy”?____________________________

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*Using the following web site http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m17/m17chap8_2.shtml#8_3 “Impact of

AIDs” to answer the following questions.

* How many AIDS related deaths will occur to children under the age of 5 between 1995-2015?

________________.Where will most of these deaths occur?___________________

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*Using the following web site http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/0/1/9/3/1/2/A0193123.phtml to answer

the following question. When did Colombia begin keeping data on contraceptives? _________.

*Now, enter the following web site to answer the following questions.

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html In the country selection, choose Colombia.Choose top option in summary and choose small graphs, then click submit.

* Looking at the 2025 population pyramid, are there indications of stabilizing the population?

____________ *If so, at what age does stabilization begin?_________________________.

How long has the contraceptive program been involved in this country?____________. Is this program successful? Why?__________________________________________________

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