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Chapter 6

Population Growth

and Econoic

!evelopent"Causes#

Conse$uences#

and Controversies


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%he &asic 'ssue" Population

Growth and (uality o) *i)e

+i, aor issues"

Will developing countries e ale to iprove

levels o) living given anticipated populationgrowth/

ow will developing countries deal with the vast

increases in their laor )orces/

ow will higher population growth rates a))ect

poverty/


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%he &asic 'ssue" Population

Growth and (uality o) *i)e

+i, aor issues 1contd3" Will developing countries e ale to e,tend the

coverage and iprove the $uality o) health careand education in the )ace o) rapid populationgrowth/

's there a relationship etween poverty and)aily si4e/

ow does a))luence in the developed worlda))ect the aility o) developing countries toprovide )or their people/


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Population Growth5Past# Present#

and 6uture

World population growth through history


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%ale 7.8 Estiated World

Population Growth


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6igure 7.8 World Population

Growth# 8:0-20:0


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%ale 7.2 World Population Growth

;ates and !ouling %ies




and 6uture

+tructure o) the worlds population

Geographic region

6ertility and



6igure 7.2 World Population

!istriution y ;egion# 200= and 20:0



6igure 7.= %he Population



%ale 7.= 6ertility ;ate )or +elected

Countries# 890 and 2007




and 6uture

%he idden



6igure 7.> Population Pyraids"

Ethiopia and the ?nited +tates# 200:



6igure 7.: %he idden


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%he !eographic %ransition

+tage '" igh irthrates and death rates

+tage ''" Continued high irthrates#

declining death rates +tage '''" 6alling irthrates and death rates#

eventually staili4ing


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6igure 7.7 %he !eographic

%ransition in Western Europe


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6igure 7. %he !eographic

%ransition in !eveloping Countries


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%he Causes o) igh 6ertility in

!eveloping Countries" %he


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6igure 7.@ %he


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6igure 7.9 ow %echnological and

+ocial Progress Allows ations to

Avoid the Population %rap

%h C ) i h 6 ili i


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6igure 7.80


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