Walk through the area of town where lots of people live. What can you see? Walk through an area of town where few people live. What do you notice?
Find out what you can about Thomas Malthus. What do you read about him?
Watch some videos on YouTube explaining Malthus' ideas.
What problems can you think might occur, either when population growth is very rapid, or very slow?
Now imagine yourself 30 years into the future. You'll be aged over 40. Babies born in 2011 are now 30 years old. Are there enough jobs for you all? Who's supporting the elderly people (like me! I'll be 80!)? Are there enough babies being born to replace the oldies of us who are dying off? Does it matter?
Why might people need to project all these ideas anyway?
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