Reading to be done before Class: AE Article 3
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: From the textbook: Be familiar with the history of population growth in China, impacts of growth, population control, human rights issues, future world population trends.  From AE be familiar with issues of population growth and climate change.

Population, Pizza, and McNuggets

Population Density

History of Population in China

• Early Population Growth
• Resource Expansion
• Population in the late 20th Century
• The Great Leap Forward
• One Child Policy
  • The Policy in the Cities vs Rural Areas
  • Enforcement Problems and Results

Can China Sustain its Population?

How can China confront climate change with a growing population?

Urbanization