Learning activities:1. In your own words, describe the impact of a youthful population on: a.

The level of youthful dependency the larger the dependent population the less support there is for everyone else in the population. b. The supply of food c. The provision of services d. Aged dependency 2. In the early 1960s, rapid population growth in India caused severe shortages of food in many parts of the country. However, since the introduction of the Green Revolution, India has not experienced any food shortages even though its population is still rapidly growing. Furthermore, India is now one of the worlds largest exporters of rice. In your own words, explain: a. How the Green Revolution changed the nation of India from one where starvation was common place, to one that now produces more rice than it can consume. b. Why was the Green Revolution of little help to poorer tenant farmers?