IB+cohort+2010

China's one child policy

 * Brief demographic profile and trends of China
 * Summary of the one child policy
 * How the policy changed  after 1987 and what exceptions exist.
 * Criticisms of the one child policy
 * T he effects of the one child policy in China
 * Digital sketch map that shows the population density and distribution of China  and the largest cities.

Resources: GAIA 380-383  http://www.newint.org/features/2010/01/01/policies/ comparing China and Iran's policies

http://istgeography.wikispaces.com/ib_china_one_child_main [| http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm] [| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7000931.stm] [| http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=771] [| http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/china.onechild/index.html] //

Scandinavian countries and Japan

 * The necessary fertility rate for replacement and a demographic profile of Norway
 * How governments are encouraging births.
 * Demographic trends that illustrate whether the policies are successful or not
 * The impacts  if the policies are not successful.

Resources: [| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4837422.stm] [| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4786160.stm] [| http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator_detail.cfm?IndicatorID=138&Country=NO] [| http://www.prb.org/Countries/Norway.aspx] notes from DVD on Denmark