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The Problem of Human Population

This curriculum presents the problem of human population, its causes and effects, and strategies to address the issues. It covers topics such as overpopulation, an aging society with fewer children, and unequal distribution of resources.

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The Problem of Human Population

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  1. Problem of human populationthis curriculum is presented in ch6 of Grade1 textbook C. C. Peterpan pancc@mail.cchs.kh.edu.tw

  2. What’s problem with population • 3 kinds of problem : cause and effect • 1.Quantitative : Overpopulation • 2.Quality : Aging society withfewer children • 3.Unequal distribution • Strategies to deal with these problems

  3. 1.Quantitative : Overpopulation • How can we know it is true? • Sense • Quantitative statistics (UNFPA) • Amount • Density • Age structure

  4. 1.Quantitative : Overpopulation • Age structure : growth tendency

  5. 1.Quantitative : Overpopulation • What are the problems caused by overpopulation ? • Pollution • Resources exhausted • Disease • Heavy traffic • …….

  6. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children

  7. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children • How can we know it is true? • Survey : let’s fill the table as below • What’s the conclusion:

  8. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children • What is the cause of aging society? • Advancement of hygiene and welfare • What is the cause of fewer children • Post-it activity

  9. 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

  10. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer 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 werefewer than 200,000 newborns in Taiwan

  11. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children

  12. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children

  13. 2.Quality :Aging society withfewer children • What are the possible problems caused by Aging society withfewer children ? • Productivity • Medicare • Education • Economic • ……………

  14. 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?

  15. Strategies :Population policy • Crisis and chance • How to deal with • Education • Regulation • …….. • We are the world

  16. Think about • What’s the problem with population? • How can you prepare to deal with this problem?

  17. Thanks for_listening God bless us

  18. 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! 

  19. Pronunciation tips: • statistics: /stə.ˈts.tks/ • productivity /pro.dʌk.ˈt.v.ti:/ • decrease /ˈdi:.kris/ • resources /ˈri:.sɔr.sɛz/ • Kenya /ˈkɛn.jʌ/

  20. 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?

  21. 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.

  22. (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.

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