Introduction

Chapter 1. Turning the Population Tide in the Philippines

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Turning the Population Tide in the Philippines (January 23, 2012)

Synopsis

While Philippine leaders debate, poor fishing families embrace birth control to ease pressure on over-fished reefs. Part of a new project called Food for 9 Billion that looks at the challenges of feeding the world in a time of social and environmental change, Sam Eaton of Homelands Productions reports.

Source: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10:30

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Watch the video and answer the following questions:

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One of the primary ecological concerns addressed in this video is the impact that the quickly growing human population is having on the nearby reef ecosystem in the Philippines.

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Ongoing technological advances in food production will allow the Filipino population to grow indefinitely.

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Religion plays a strong role in many Filipino’s view toward the use of artificial family planning.

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The primary source of protein for the human population of the Philippines is

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A Filipino family interviewed in this video, Jason and Chrisna Bosteros, both came from large families. When asked why they chose to have a relatively small family, they replied that

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What is a consequence of the relatively high birth rates found throughout much of the Philippines?

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