1. Take out your homework (1st 8 words)
Take out your homework (1st 8 words). If you don’t have it, I have a quiz for you.

2. Human Geo FRQ’s Label!!!!! Providing 2 examples, but no explanations
Really short definitions: “Renewable energy is energy that can be used over and over again.”
All one sentence
Needless intro sentences
Country of Africa…
You need to pretend I’m an idiot and explain EVERYTHING to me in your writing.

3. Binder Check next class!
Notes should be in chronological order, you should be able to explain your binder’s organization to me.
5 mins to finish the FRQ you were doing with a partner last class.

4. Video! Crazy Swedish guy
How does the world in 1810 apply to the Demographic Transition Model?
How does the world today apply to the Demographic Transition Model?
Do you agree with Mr. Rosling that through green energy, aid, and trade, that global life expectancy and income per capita are going to keep improving? Why or why not?

5. Thomas Malthus’s Theory

6. Are we going to run out of food?

7. Thomas Malthus
Lived (during population explosion of Stage 2 in Demographic Transition)
Said that food production would grow linearly, while population would grow exponentially, and eventually we would run out of food

8. Malthus’ Critics We will not run out of food
More people mean more technology
People will always come up with new technology to create more food
Birth rates have dropped (Stage 3 and 4), so population growth will slow down

10. Neo-Malthusians We will run out of food, and Malthus was right
Argue that poor countries still have HUGE population growth
Lack of contraceptives in developing countries
Increased urbanization and growth of cities will lead to less available farm land

11. Overpopulation Youth bulge—big # of kids
Carrying Capacity—Maximum number of people an area can sustain
Overpopulation—Exceeding your carrying capacity

12. Review Questions!
How did the time period in which Malthus lived influence his theory on population?
Explain Malthus’s theory using the terms linear and exponential growth.
Name two things that opponents of Malthus use today to discredit his theory.
What do neo-Malthusians point to in defense of Malthus’s theory?

13. Pro and Anti-Natalist Policies
1st Person—China, questions 1-7
2nd Person—India, questions 8-10
Everyone individually answer #11 after people have presented the 1st two articles
3rd and 4th persons—Split up 3rd article as you see fit
Everyone individually answer #10 individually