Review the Module Six reading and resources and respond to the three questions below. While reviewing the resources, consider the impact of population expansion on the Earth, the environment, and the natural resources available to humans. The following questions are open-ended and do not have “correct” answers, per se. Your responses should be thoughtful and considered deeply, as the questions are designed to promote exploration of the nuance of population growth and the problems it causes, specifically addressing:
Explanation of population growth from an anthropological perspective
Methods involved in studying the consequences of population growth
Examination of cross-cultural solutions for population growth
Be sure to use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing technique throughout your responses. You can type your responses directly in this worksheet, resave, and submit.
What to Submit
Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. For details on how this will be graded, please refer to the Population Growth Worksheet Rubric. Comment by Kim Netherton: LA: Link to the Population Growth Worksheet G&R
Question: Earth’s population has increased exponentially since the beginning of the nineteenth century, and is expected to reach around 10.3 billion people in the 2080s. Why do you think this is? Think about the anthropological discussions of population, food systems, and social organization, and give an explanation for why the population has grown in such a way from an anthropological perspective.
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Question: There are several consequences of global population growth. Pick one of these consequences and explain how you would study this problem as an anthropologist. What methods would you use? What do you think you would find? What have other anthropologists found?
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Question: The module resources provide suggestions to curb population growth and the problems it is creating. Pick one of these suggestions, and discuss what difficulties, if any, there would be in implementing these solutions cross-culturally. Are there any ethical considerations to account for? What are they?