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Grades 9-12

Iran’s Demographic Transition: A Model for Other Countries?

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SUBJECTS: Social Studies

TOPICS: Demographic Transition Model, Education, Family Size Decisions, Fertility/Mortality, World Population Trends/History

Resource Overview

Population dynamics background reading: Examine Iran’s transition from high to low fertility in the late 20th century.

A woman with her grandchildren in Iran.

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This reading must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.

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