Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 8
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: I = PxAXT, Malthus, Neo-Malthusians, demography, population size, population density, age structure, sex ratios, total fertility rate, replacement fertility, natural rate of population change, demographic transition, population policies,

Population and the Environment

Population Trends and Geographical Patterns

• How many people are there?
• Population Distributions
• Population Density

Population and Resources

• Carrying Capacity
• Easter Island (Diamond)
• The Tragedy of the Commons (Hardin)
• Malthus and Overpopulation

The Demographic Transition