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COURSE OBJECTIVES & CENTRAL QUESTIONOBJECTIVE: SWBAT: SWABT evaluate and critique Malthusian and Boserup Theory through a case study investigation. CENTRAL QUESTION: What are the primary arguments of Malthusian and Boserup Theory?SKILL FOCUS: Case Study InvestigationDO NOWDirections: Analyze the given graphic and then answer the questions (1 pts. Each)The population pyramids above represents 2 countries at different stages of the demographic transition model and economic development.Explain the demographic characteristics of country A with respect to the DT ModelExplain the demographic characteristics of country A with respect to the DT ModelINTERACTION WITH NEW MATERIAL DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODELQuestions / TermNotes / DefinitionLECT. Slide.1Purpose: In this case, we’re studying Malthusian and Boserup Theory. Both theories analyze the effects of a growing human population on the earth’s resources and carrying capacityContext: The sustainability of different human practices such as agriculture, energy production,and the building of urban spaces. This is to say practices that manage the earth’s resources in such a way that the activity can continue to be done without negatively impacting our resources/environment. In modern day the idea of having sustainable practices greatly shapes human activity and is a central aspect to this courseLECT. Slide.2MALTHUSIAN THEORY:MALTHUS CLAIMS:LECT. Slide.3CONSEQUENCES of MALTHUSIAN THEORYCHECKS ON POPULATION GROWTHLECT. Slide.4LECT. Slide.5BOSERUPIAN THEORYBOSERUP CLAIMS: LECT. Slide.6 left387985Malthusian TheoryBoserup TheoryClaims:Claims:1) 1) 2) 2) 00Malthusian TheoryBoserup TheoryClaims:Claims:1) 1) 2) 2) CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDINGBased on the examples on the slide (point students to the numbers) what is going to be the consequences of Malthus’ claim that population grows exponentially and food linearly? What about Boserup’s view of population growthFrom what you have briefly learned about Malthus and Boserup Theory identify which theory you agree with and why?Thanos’ plan in Avengers: Infinity War has historical precedent, but he applies it wrong HYPERLINK "" What science, history, and, inevitably, Thomas Malthus say about resource scarcity and population growthBy Alessandra Potenza May 4, 2018, 2:22pm EDTlefttopFor someone who claims he just wants to help the whole Universe, Thanos certainly is out to destroy a lot of it. In Avengers: Infinity War, the villain’s helpful strategy is genocide. As soon as he collects all the Infinity Stones and becomes omnipotent, he kills half the people in the Universe. Suddenly, bystanders in New York — and half the movie’s superheroes — turn into gray mush and disappear. But why is Thanos so convinced this is necessary?In one of the very few scenes where superheroes aren’t blowing things up, Thanos’ adopted daughter Gamora tells him that his plan is madness. But Thanos says it’s “salvation,” that the only way to free up resources in the overpopulated cosmos is to randomly disintegrate half of all intelligent life. The plan has many holes in it, but Thanos isn’t the first to concern himself with overpopulation and the depletion of resources. It’s just that the way he goes about fixing the Universe’s problems is obviously wrong.Thanos’ philosophy recalls the theories of the British political economist Thomas Malthus, who, in 1798, published his influential Essay on the Principle of Population. His argument, based on the observation that population was increasing in England in the 1700s, was that if people keep pumping out children, there will come a point when we won’t be able to produce enough food to feed all of them. That, he said, would lead to famine, disease, and poverty. The solution for Malthus, a minister for the Church of England, was to preach abstinence and delayed marriage to keep population growth in check — especially among the poor.“That’s the Malthusian model, and that ended,” says David Weil, professor and chair of economics at Brown University. “That’s not the world we live in anymore.”Stop and Jot:Identify the resource that Malthus believed we would be lacking due to having a large population? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________As a result of not having the resource you identified above, what consequences (negative checks) would arise?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What were some of the solutions that Malthus suggested for reducing population numbers (aka: positive checks)? What’s a modern-day resource people have access to that helps diminish population growth? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What Malthus failed to predict was the Industrial Revolution and the incredible technological advancements that brought us to a world of 7.5 billion people and counting. Malthus worried about the fixed amount of land we could farm to sustain growing populations, but today, we use fertilizers, machines, and engineered crops to get more out of that land. (Whether you agree with that approach or not is another story.) Malthus was simply not that visionary. “His timing was awful,” says Aaron Jonas Stutz, associate professor of anthropology at Oxford College of Emory University. His doomsday prophecy, Stutz explains, came right on the cusp of industrialization, modern sanitation, and the era of vaccines. “He saw storm clouds, but humanity did manage to find a way through that fog.”A society with lots of people can be beneficial in itself. For example, working together and exchanging ideas can foster innovation. “It forces people to think about the box,” Fernihough says. “If there was no such thing as population pressure in cities, no one would be looking at building skyscrapers.”The world’s population is expected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and climate change is going to cause essential resources like water to dwindle. Some economists are optimistic. Instating carbon taxes can reduce pollution, Weil says, and the world’s population isn’t projected to rise unchecked. Fertility has gone down almost everywhere in the world, according to the UN. But some scientists are worried. As populations grow and expand, animal and plant species are going extinct faster than ever. And if we keep exploiting our planet, at some point, something’s got to give. Stop and Jot:Explain why Malthus’s prediction failed? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Identify which theorist would agree with paragraph 6 and explain why?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Extend knowledge: Identify 3 innovations that allow humans to produce more resources or to use less resources?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CASE STUDY PART.2DIRECTIONS:WORK IN TABLE GROUP/ WORK at VOICE -1 / TIME 10 MinutesIn this section identify 4 ESPN (1 for each topic) factors in the case study.After you are done move on to the discussion question which is based on the article and what you have learned about Malthus and Boserup Theory, identify which theory you agree with more and justify your answer using examples from the text.List at least 2 examples from the articleEconomicPoliticalSocialEnvironmentalDiscussion Question:Based on the article and what you have learned about Malthus and Boserup Theory, identify which theory you agree with more and justify your answer using examples from the text._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EXIT TICKETRead the “Demographic Transition Model Graph” – and answer the questionIdentify Malthus’ predictions of food and population growthIdentify a negative check of Malthusian Theory and explain why he believed it would occur ................
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