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WHERE ARE ALL Unit
THE BABIES? 2
1 Critical cartoons
A Building knowledge
Work with a partner or in small groups. Discuss the questions below.
1 What is being compared on the left side and right side of the scales?
2 Do retired people in your country receive money from the government? What do you
know about this?
3 What do you know about birthrates in different countries? If you can, check rates
for countries like South Korea, Japan, and Italy and compare them with birthrates in
countries like the United States and Kenya.
4 What is the message of the cartoon?
Media link
Where Have All the Children Gone? is a documentary about Europe’s
population trends. It compares four countries and the extent to which
politics can infl uence birthrates.
For additional media links, go to www.cambridgeinfocus.org
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