1. Objective (READ) SWBAT explain how SE Asian countries are confronting their population problems. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. What are the negative effects of China’s economic rise? B. If you were the President and the US had an overpopulation problem, what would you do?
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1. Objective (READ) SWBAT explain how SE Asian countries are
confronting their population problems.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. What are the negative effects of China’s economic rise?
B. If you were the President and the US had an overpopulation problem, what would you do?
Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson
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4/9 Communism – North Korea 80
4/12 Isolation 81
4/13 Communism – China 82
4/14 Review 83
4/16 Population Problems 84
1. Create a new page called Population Problems
Population Growth in East and Population Growth in East and Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia
Warm-up part 2: Why is overpopulation negative?
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CountryCountry Population Population ProblemProblem
Their PlanTheir Plan
ChinaChina
JapanJapan
SingaporSingaporee
COPY THIS CHART
China - China - OverpopulationOverpopulation
China’s Problem - Overpopulation
CountryCountry Population Population ProblemProblem
Their PlanTheir Plan
ChinaChina
JapanJapan
SingaporSingaporee
COPY THIS CHART
Overpopulation
China’s Plan – One Child Policy
1. One child policy Urban families can have one child Rural families can have two
The Chinese government acted forcefully to reduce the number of children in China.
China 2000China 2000 Population- 1,321,851,888 (est. July 2007) Population- 1,321,851,888 (est. July 2007)
Directions:
One Child Policy is enacted in 1979. Check out it’s initial
effects.
2. Free Market System (industrialization) also reduced birthrates.
3. If you follow:3. If you follow:
A. Pension – money and lower taxes A. Pension – money and lower taxes
B. Free education, better housing, lower B. Free education, better housing, lower health care health care
4. If you don’t follow:4. If you don’t follow:
A. FinesA. Fines – government takes fines out – government takes fines out of your paycheck. of your paycheck.
B. Job DiscriminationB. Job Discrimination – people are – people are denied job promotions and raisesdenied job promotions and raises
Clip – Effects of China’s One Child Policy
Create a list of the positive and negative Create a list of the positive and negative effects of China’s One Child Policy. effects of China’s One Child Policy.
As a result of healthier diets and lifestyles, Japanese live longer than most of the world's people.
This fact, combined with the trend towards families having fewer children means that Japan is "graying."
By 2020, as the chart to the right shows, over one quarter of Japanese will be over age 65.
Japan’s Problem = population Japan’s Problem = population growth rate has sharply growth rate has sharply
declined.declined.
1. Why??1. Why??
A. Japan is a A. Japan is a developed developed economy – economy – high GDP, high GDP, industrialized, industrialized, very little very little agriculture. agriculture.
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2. Strategies: 2. Strategies: Angel PlanAngel Plan (1994) (1994)
A. Free health care until the A. Free health care until the child enters schoolchild enters school
B. Women receive $5,000 B. Women receive $5,000 dollars for having their dollars for having their fourth childfourth childCOPY
Other StrategiesOther Strategies
Clip Questions:
1. Why would the Japanese invest money in the development of robotics?
2. How could this technology be used in other ways?
Problem:- The birthrate in Singapore is extremely low
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Why?- Singapore is a tiny urban island with heavy industry- No farming imports all food
Government programs to increase the birthrate. Government programs to increase the birthrate. 1. Programs that encourage marriage1. Programs that encourage marriage2. Provide tips on dating, how to act in a 2. Provide tips on dating, how to act in a
level of economic development contribute to their population?
2. What effect will a graying (shrinking) population have on a nation’s economy?
3. What type of products will be needed in a country with a shrinking population?
Conclusion Questions - H
1. What effect will a graying (shrinking) population have on a nation’s economy?
2. What type of products will be needed in an economy with a shrinking population? What type of businesses should you invest in if your nation has a shrinking population?
3. How will a shrinking population effect income tax rates?
4. If you were the President of Japan what are two policies you would make that would address the problems of a shrinking population?
Propaganda PostersPropaganda Posters Create a poster convincing the citizens of Create a poster convincing the citizens of
China, Singapore, and Japan to follow their China, Singapore, and Japan to follow their government’s plan for fixing their population government’s plan for fixing their population problems. problems.
Each section must include…Each section must include… Include 1 Slogan (Headline)pictureInclude 1 Slogan (Headline)picture Include 1 Picture Include 1 Picture Include 1 Caption summarizing the Include 1 Caption summarizing the
government’s plan.government’s plan.
Help Help Include the incentives they provide and Include the incentives they provide and the consequences if you don’t follow the policythe consequences if you don’t follow the policy
Posters Template
Headline:
Picture
Caption:
You need one of these for each country
Newscasts – K
Write a script for a newscast discussing China, Singapore, and Japan’s attempts to address their population problems.
Your script must include the following: Introduction of each problem Explanation of why the problems exist The government’s strategies to fix the
problem Your critique of each government’s plan:
Will it work? Explain why or why not.
Closure – Exit Ticket
Compare and contrast how various countries (Singapore, China) deal with their population issues.
Which country has the best plan to meet their needs? Explain why.