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Chapter 6 Human Population

Case study: China's one-child policy. In 1970, China's 790 million people faced starvation.The average Chinese woman gave birth to 5.8 children.The government instituted a one-child policy.China's growth rate plummeted.The government first used education and outreach and later instituted rewards

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Chapter 6 Human Population

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    1. Chapter 6 Human Population

    2. Case study: Chinas one-child policy In 1970, Chinas 790 million people faced starvation. The average Chinese woman gave birth to 5.8 children. The government instituted a one-child policy. Chinas growth rate plummeted. The government first used education and outreach and later instituted rewards and punishments. In 1984, the policy exempted ethnic minorities and farmers. The program has been both successful and controversial. The low growth rate makes it easier to deal with challenges. It has produced unintended consequences: killing female infants and a black-market trade in teenage girls.

    3. Human population growth: 7 billion Populations continue to rise in most countries. Particularly in poverty-stricken developing nations Although the rate of growth is slowing, we are still increasing in absolute numbers.

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