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ESR102
Unit 1 - Application Assignment

Due: Monday, January 26 by 11:59pm.

Please submit by e-mail to maserj@pdx.edu and remember to use ESR 102 as the subject and include your name in the response

Points: 5

Problem statement: Consider the causes and consequences of a demographic transition.

The demographic transition has four phases These phases are related to industrialization and education of the population.

1. Describe each phase of the demographic transition. What causes the phase and what happens to the population size? (2 points)

 

2. Considering the fourth phase in particular-- what would be the possible economic and political ramifications if this graph were describing the population trends in the United States? Explain your reasoning. (3 points)