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EVR2001: Intro to Environmental Science Film 2: World in the Balance: People Paradox Study Guide Answer the following questions based on the information presented in the film. Study Questions • Which country may soon have a larger population than China?! India may soon have a larger population than China.! •

What must India do to stabilize 稳定 their population?! Offer health care and family planning, improve women’s lives (sexual reproductive health decisions are essentially made by men ) !

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What is the shape on India’s population profile?! The shape on India’s population profile is resembles组成 a pyramid ⾦字塔 with vast number of youth at its base底部 and half the country mirroring反应 the world at large is under 25 and reaching reproductive age.!

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Why are many women in India experiencing intentional burning, physical abuse, or death?! Many women in India experiencing intentional burning, physical abuse, or death due to the dowry嫁妆 and domestic disputes家庭纠纷 or the failure to produce a son.!

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What is it illegal for doctors to do in India?! Doctors test to see the gender of a fetus 胎⼉ is illegal in India.!

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Why are more women part of the workforce 劳动⼒ in Japan?! More women are part of the workforce in Japan since they try to do different things (careers and interests) with their lives. The economy has been in a recession 经济不景⽓ since 89,90, so women often have to work to keep their families middle-class since one income doesn’t work ⼀份收⼊不够 for families since the costs of children’s education 孩⼦的学费 are really expensive to raise a successful child in Japan.!

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Why are the elderly in rural Japan facing greater hardships更⼤的困难?! lonely, no one at home to care for the elderly. (women working)!

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What is the shape of Japan’s population profile?! The shape of Japan’s population profile looks like an upside down pyramid, the elderly dramatically显着 outnumber 超越 the young.!

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What is causing the population of the United States to increase, even though it has a fertility rate near 2.0?! The poupulation of the United States increased because it take about a million immigrants per year and those immigrants and their children are going to help US grow about 100 milion people.!

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How is the HIV/AIDS艾滋病 crisis危机 affecting sub-Saharan 撒哈拉以南Africa ?! High death rates, affect population size. !

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The population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to be how much bigger than that of Europe by 2050?! The population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to be triple bigger than that of Europe by 2050.!

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The economic demands需求 in Africa are causing导致 what to disappear at the fastest rate in the world?! The economic demands in Africa are causing the continent forests to disappear at the fastest rate in the world.!

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What is the unique特殊 demographic⼈⼜ change that Kenya is facing?! Kenya is falling fertility places it on the threshold of a profound transition!

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What type of women are most at risk to HIV/AIDS?! The women that lack of 缺乏 education and sell their bodies to have sex with their customers in order to feed for themselves.!

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What are the governments of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong spending money on that was once used for children and childcare?! The governments of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong spending money on created jobs for young adults entering the workforce that was once used for children and childcare...