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Population Growth & Movement

Population Growth & Movement. Population Growth. Women’s Rights & Birth Control. Malthusian Check. 20 Most Populous States. Population Movement. Employment/Migration Movement of people Irredenta – people who call for self determination Diaspora – can gain power or influence

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Population Growth & Movement

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  1. Population Growth & Movement

  2. Population Growth

  3. Women’s Rights & Birth Control

  4. Malthusian Check

  5. 20 Most Populous States

  6. Population Movement • Employment/Migration • Movement of people • Irredenta – people who call for self determination • Diaspora – can gain power or influence • Spread of disease • Refugees • Does the north want workers from the south?

  7. Population Growth & Movement

  8. Megacities

  9. CHINA • China will have an estimated 221 cities with a population of a million or more by 2025. Today, Europe only has 35 such cities.

  10. Shenzen, China

  11. Sao Paolo, Brazil

  12. HELP • UN, NGO’s… • Whither the Age of Mobility? • All parts strain on natural ecosystems. Therefore, requires intelligence.

  13. The Information Age

  14. Social Impact of Technology

  15. Information Age • Not first major advancement: Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Green Revolution… now technological revolution. • Also creates disparity, North vs South.

  16. The Impact of Technology • Speed, Efficiency • Dislocation from Society • Demand for Electricity (Blackout) • Industrial Espionage • File Sharing • TV: Homogenization of Global Media • Media has increased influence & access

  17. Challenges with Technology • Maintain & build networks • Still trying to keep up with the infrastructure of change… networks, hardware, etc… • Update machinery: Take a look to the right… paper weights… • Disposal • Employment Shift • Migration of workers • Still don’t know full impact…

  18. Information • Information is Power • English is becoming language of the world… Leading to some homogenization of global population. Increased ease of communication and understanding

  19. Violent Conflicts in the Future

  20. Edward N. Luttwak

  21. Clash of Civilizations

  22. RMA

  23. HOPEThe Beat goes On…

  24. HOPE • Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Anonymous The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

  25. The 21st Century • What will be the next revolution? • What will be our greatest challenges? • In 30 years you will be almost 50. How will the world look different from today? • What political system will dominate at the end of the 21st Century? • Who will be global hegemon? Justify.

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