Geography Week 5 Lecture 9 Study Guide good starting point to study distributed via email Population Policy in the Reform Period 1979 Present One Child Policy early 1980s o Why Overpopulation and economic development In the 1990s tied to economic reasons Implement population control in order to improve the ecological environment One child policy still exists but is changing with time Propaganda Problems with One Child Policy o Gender preferences tends to be a gender bias which also exists in China good luck if you have a boy Externalities Current Events Recent Weakening of Changes to the One Child Policy Chen Guangeheng went to the countryside and exposed the issue of the One Child Policy was arrested and eventually released o house arrest Immigration has not significantly affected China End of material for first half of class Midterm Info Thursday 5pages long Mixed question types o Fill in the blank 1 point each No word bank Example Aldo Leopold in his idea of emphasized the need for scientific as well as more inquiring needs Answer Land landmark land ethic etc o Short answer 4 5sentences each Example Describe the utilitarian approach to nature Example Who is John Muir and why is he significant to American history Need to know titles of books Peoples names Don t need to know numbers birthdays etc Straightforward test Come early you will need the full time to do it Fair test No word bank Don t cheat you will be reported to the dean if you are caught cheating Do not bring blue books You will need a pen or pencil You may receive partial credit even if you are not 100 correct in your answer in the short answer portion Weekly readings they are open for the test You will need to know each author s general ideas arguments etc o Articles that are very important and will be on the test The Trouble with Wilderness William Cronon why is wilderness trouble Very important Lifeboat Ethics Neomalthusian How is it a neomalthusian argument Economically Noble Savage The Idea of a Garden might be on test The Tale of Two Oasis 25 35 Fill in the Blanks 15 Short Answer Questions What else to know for midterm NRG Energy Columbian Exchange was the transfer of new world and old word crops Worked to increase food production especially in China example potato and corn Led to an increase in population Crops could grow in marginal environments hilly areas low water areas etc o significance of Columbian Exchange Sagebrush Rebellion of the 80s Can be seen as an attempted reversal of environment policy 1970s and 1980s Deregulation The rebels wanted state and local governments to have more control over federal land holdings Tensions in federal land policy today What is Geography What make it unique What is this idea of place making Important to know for test What is place making How humans transform the Earth Social constructionist views Utilitarian etc Be familiar with different view points Compare and contrast how might the neo liberal view markets economists etc agree with or work together with the popular view Past question asked on midterm Idea of democracy is a significant component Colonial Encounter Consider the economic standpoint Commodification of North American environment How was nature used and what was the impact The wilderness essentially became commodified Marxism Problematizing the Environment importance How National parks are meant to be preserved conserved John Muir Emerson and Monroe Different ways to manage land national parks etc o Different regulations what kinds of things can you do what kind of thinks you can t do Aesthetic uses Utilitarian uses National forest utilitarian view of nature nature is to be used for human needs in a stable and just way o National forests are regarded as a land of many uses mining grazing logging aesthetics etc National parks prohibit mining grazing logging etc o Aesthetic uses New Deal environmentalism Economic stimulus packages for the environment Development Perspectives Modeled England industrial Revolution Demographic Transition Model Theory Technological advancements Neomalthusian v Malthusian Share a lot of commonalities o Conflict between populations and resources Differences o Neomalthusian has a larger reflection in solutions including activism Birth control aid to foreign country education Conservation Stable use of resources Long term Preservation Not using resources No exploitation Setting resources aside Aesthetic reasons and motivations Cornucopian View on Population Contracting versus humans and resources Solvable by humans if we engage problems Rational views human beings act rationally when they see a problem