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After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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1. Explain the basic history of world population growth. |
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2. List and detail the various statistics that geographers and demographers use to measure fertility and mortality. |
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3. Analyze a country's population situation based on its population pyramid. |
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4. Calculate a rate of natural increase and derive a population's doubling time. |
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5. Describe and explain the demographic transition model and apply it to the Western and non-Western experiences. |
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6. Explain the demographic equation. |
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7. Summarize the location of the world's population. |
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8. Discuss population density and overpopulation. |
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9. Discuss the problems of collecting and analyzing population data as well as the challenges of forecasting population trends. |
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10. Compare and contrast the leading theories of population control. |