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Human population studies
Lesson Outline
View first the 3 types of survivorship curves, and discuss each in terms of lifetime survival, k or r selected species, size, and number of offspring.
Introduce the Malthus hypothesis by examination of both exponential growth curves for population and arithmetic growth curves for food production. Discuss Malthus's conclusion and examine arguments disproving the die off possibility. Outline how humans can alter the carrying capacity to prevent extinction by starvation.
Introduce the Malthus hypothesis by examination of both exponential growth curves for population and arithmetic growth curves for food production. Discuss Malthus's conclusion and examine arguments disproving the die off possibility. Outline how humans can alter the carrying capacity to prevent extinction by starvation.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Hours
0.75
Hours Attended
0.75
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