Political Science 2191A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Thomas Robert Malthus, Industrial Revolution, Peter Menzel
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Fertility of women in canada: baby boom, the birth rates among women 20-25 have fallen dramatically over time, ontario birth rate. In 2004 most women are having children around 30: 15-19-year-olds in 50-70s. In 2017, fertility rate is 1. 6 children per women: 2000, 3. 1 residents per km. It takes over 13 years of full-time work to save a 20% downpayment on an average home. India is expected to surpass china in 2022. Slow population growth: population growth in rich countries are the prime threat to global resources and environmental systems, simply because the average individual in rich nations has a large impact on resources and the environment. In the us, the average person uses the commercial energy equivalent of about 100,000 kilograms of coal. In contrast, an average south american uses about 10,000 kilograms, an asian about. In 2013 syria became the top country of origin among those seeking asylum in the eu: target has been approx.