POPULATION ISSUES IN CHINA AND INDIA OVERVIEW: China and India are the two most populous countries in the world, but they have taken very different approaches to population control. Students will gather population statistics for these two countries, read about population issues in both places, and determine whether India should adopt a one-child policy like the one implemented by the Chinese government. OBJECTIVES: Discuss why a country might try to limit its birth rate; Compare life expectancy and per capita income for China and India; Use and online database to compare other population indicators for China and India; Write paragraphs explaining what these population statistics reveal about China and India; Read and answer questions about the population situation in China and India