What processes contribute to population change? (p. 88 - 89) Part I

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What processes contribute to population change? 

Goals:

At the end of this class you:

- understand what causes birth rates to change

- understand how women's and girls' rights stimulate change in birth rates

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read p. 88 about birth rate.

Give a definiton of the key word: birth rate

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read p. 88 about birth rate.

Explain how high birth rates can put pressure on societies.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read p. 88 about birth rate.

Explain how low birth rates can put pressure on societies.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read p. 88 about birth rate.

List two reasons for the recent decrease in global birth rates.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read p. 88 about birth rate.

What can governments do to encourage birth rates increase or decrease?

Check out the video of the Danish commercial.

What is the message of this commercial?
Do you think this commercial could work?
Explain why.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read the pink box on p. 89 about women's and girls rights.

'Women's status in society has become the standard by which humanity's progress toward civility and peace can be measured" - Mahnaz Afkhami

Give an example that fits with this statement.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read the pink box on p. 89 about women's and girls rights.

"The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unadressed human rights violations on earth. Women's inequality has profoundly affected our world" - Jimmy Carter, former president of the USA

Give an example that fits with this statement.

Check out I&S Chapter 4 and read the pink box on p. 89 about women's and girls rights.

Go to the following website: https://www.globalgoals.org/5-gender-equality

List the 9 targets of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development that yu can use to create action for gender equality.