GEOG 130 Lecture Notes - Demographic Transition, Infant Mortality, Ecosystem Services
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Does this film rely upon malthusian or neo-malthusian ideas? (demographic transition) Poor vs. rich population growth demographic transition? (1. Decrease in mortality b/c health care, living, 2. Decrease in fertility) dieff times/diff places - happening now in poor when happened in poor already. In present, less children later on in life based on women empowerment, technology. In past, more children for farmwork, care but more die. Force in demographic transition in poor countries. Wide range of predictions based on diff scenarios. Specialization of labour = increase efficiency/inc. productivity = improvement of society. Not all needs to be farmers/primarily agriculture. Machines are developed to perform isolated tasks. 1723-1290: before malthus/indus rev = rise of commercial society (small scale industry) Small towns/cities rise b/c division of labour. Readily obtain by exchange, certain trade in great towns. Man lives live by exchanging or becoming a merchant = The labour theory of value commercial society.
