See below for the PowerPoint from the Lesson:
Monday, 24 September 2007
Saturday, 22 September 2007
Has China's One Child Policy Worked?
China's family planning policy has prevented 400 million births, officials say.
Since the regulations were introduced in 1979, China has kept its population in check using persuasion, coercion and encouragement.
And it looks likely that, nearly 30 years after the policy was first introduced, it will not be relaxed to allow couples to have more children.
Many Chinese and foreign academics believe this is a mistake and will result in a number of serious demographic problems in the future.
At a press conference earlier this year, Chinese officials were keen to declare the controversial policy a success.
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There is also some other good information linked from this page about China in general.
Another good article about Child Snatching in China
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
U6 AL Lesson 19/09/07 - Tides, etc and Coastal Erosion
See below for the PowerPoint's used in this lesson.
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Population in the News
A couple of recent(ish) news articles on population to look at:
Russian Sex Day to Boost Births
Japan eyes robots to support ageing population
Russian Sex Day to Boost Births
Japan eyes robots to support ageing population
U6 HL Lesson 19/09/07 - The End of Geography
Monday, 17 September 2007
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