Problem 1: Briefly describe the population control program that China instituted in the 1970s. Explain why it was instituted, how it was enforced, and why it was controversial.
Problem 2: What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth. Do all countries go through the demographic transition?
Problem 3: How does the status of women (regarding rights, access to education, bodily autonomy, and economicstability) influence birth rates and population growth?
Problem 4: What are the different types of biodiversity and why are they valuable?
Problem 5: What are the signs of being in a food desert? How does living in a food desert impact your health?
Problem 6: Describe the ways in which a nation's attitude toward environmental issues might be shaped by economics, culture and religion, political ideology, and laws.
Problem 7: Discuss the differences between neoclassical and environmental economics. What factors are valued? What are missed?
Problem 8: A common tenet used in environmental policy and land management is the idea of what will produce the most good for the most people. What are some issues with this perspective?