There is also an inverse correlation in this chart, meaning that as the adult literacy rate increases their total fertility number decreases. This seems to indicate that on average as a woman's education and literacy increases she is likely to have fewer children than a woman who has no education and cannot read. Women who are the least educated may not be able to understand and fully comprehend the consequences of having many children or they simply may not be able to make as intelligent of a choice about their family planning.

Read "Population Planning Policy" The passage illustrates some nation's attempts at family planning on a national scale. China's one-child policy is underscored and some of its positives and negatives are highlighted as well as the attempted distribution of contraceptives in many African nations as well as Asian, Latin American and Caribbean nations.

Explain how a tailored approach in population planning is best since it is designed to fit the nation it is trying to help. Be sure to talk about the positives and negatives of a population planning policy. Go into great depth about why a nation would want to adopt a population planning policy and what could be the consequences of not doing so. What are some unintended consequences of implementing such a plan?