Author Question: Agriculture production may possibly move northward in latitude due to increased warming. However, ... (Read 41 times)

bobypop · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Agriculture production may possibly move northward in latitude due to increased warming. However, agriculture will only be successful if ________.

A) appropriate farming technology is available
B) pesticides are acceptable for use
C) polyculture techniques are available
D) appropriate soils are found at these latitudes
E) climate change eventually reverts its current trends

Question 2

Describe and analyze the reasons for high population growth in South Asia. Include an examination of family planning in your discussion.

What will be an ideal response?

JCABRERA33 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

The primary cause of high population growth in South Asia is the low level of economic development. Many people are engaged in subsistence agriculture, which makes children very valuable. South Asia is essentially in the 2nd and 3rd stages of the Demographic Transition, where birth rates exceed death rates. As economic development and urbanization increase, birth rates will likely decrease as well, if South Asia follows the same pattern of population change seen in other regions such as western Europe, and represented by the Demographic Transition Model. There are efforts in these countries to encourage family planning, with Bangladesh implementing a family planning program that employs women to talk to other women in this Islamic society. The strategy has been effective, with Bangladesh's TFR dropping to 2.4, which is the lowest in the region and equivalent to that of Sri Lanka, which also has encouraged family planning.