IMPACTS OF POPULATIONS GROWTH Introduction Undoubtedly‚ the population growth is one of the most influential social issues in the recent years. As the earth’s population rises‚ the changes in different aspects‚ environmental‚ global economic and political‚ affect our individual life. Technology and advances in medicine have dramatically increased the average human’s life span. However‚ the important questions are that what impacts the growth of population has on you‚ how to get ready and adapt
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Population In Transistion Word population growth * The world’s population has been growing increasingly rapidly and most of this growth is quite recent (since the mid 19th century) * Up to 95% of population growth is taking place in developing countries * The world’s population is expected to stabalize by around 2050-80 * North and Latin America is an exception because the population is predicted to be fallin by the end of the 21st century * Now‚ at 1.2% a year‚ the increase
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The main factors that affect distribution of population are natural resources‚ climatic conditions‚ soils‚ cultural factors‚ age of human settlement‚ industrial development and means of transport and communication. The factors affecting distribution of population are described below one by one in a nutshell manner. (i) Natural Resources: The regions having rich wealth of natural resources like coal‚ water‚ minerals and forest wealth favour the growth of population. These resources help in the
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Ageing population is one of the most discussed matters. It is because fertility rate is steadily decreasing and life expectancy is increasing. Some believe that it is a huge problem whereas others stand on opposite view. In this writing I will explain why there are more benefits than cautions of the elder generation to the society. As human beings age‚ they become more dependent on the care of others. Traditionally‚ this care was provided by the family‚ but nowadays‚ the need for care presents a
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China is the Ideal Market With the product that we have being ideal in markets that have large populations‚ we need to focus on investing in countries with top populations. After some research it seems that China should be our top pick. According to the Population Bureau in 2005 the Worlds Top Ten largest Countries in Population are China‚ India‚ United States‚ Indonesia‚ Brazil‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh‚ Russia‚ Nigeria‚ and Japan (Population Reference Bureau‚ 2005). These countries are listed in
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INTRODUCTION Ever since the beginning of mankind‚ women could not enjoy the status equal to men‚ however‚ in the present era of modernization and globalization women have earned a lot of social‚ economical‚ political as well as legal recognition and status. Though‚ all these advantages are most enjoyed in the First World countries that are not only economically‚ socially and politically developed but also technologically advanced and modernized states of the globe. On the other hand women of the
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"The way in which‚ these effects are produced seems to be this. We will suppose the means of subsistence in any country just equal to the easy support of its inhabitants. The constant effort towards population... increases the number of people before the means of subsistence are increased. The food therefore which before supported seven millions must now be divided among seven millions and a half or eight millions. The poor consequently must live much worse‚ and many of them be reduced to severe
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Bread‚ Water and Birth Control in Egypt In September 2003‚ in an interview with Al-Ahram‚ the Egyptian government newspaper‚ in response to a question about economic problems with a reference to a current shortage of bread - President Mubarak of Egypt stated‚ once again‚ publicly and forcefully that rapid population growth in Egypt was the primary cause of the country’s economic and social problems. He added that the country was doing what it could to solve these problems‚ but that the government
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A Third World Country is a term used for developing countries‚ and least developed countries. These countries are economically underdeveloped. Characteristics of a third world country are poverty‚ agriculture economy‚ disease‚ high birth and infant mortality rates‚ over population‚ poor infrastructure‚ unstable governments‚ no health care‚ environmental problems‚ non educated‚ starvation‚ and death. Those characteristics are the first thing that comes to someone’s mind about a third world country
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Tragedy of the Commons Have you ever read the Essay‚ The Tragedy of the Commons‚ by Garret Hardin? Although it was written in 1968‚ it is still quite useful today. The main point of Hardin’s essay is to show the conflict between the short term interests of individuals in society and the long term effects those interests have on society itself. Hardin hints to this very simply even in his title. The Commons were similar to a giant plot of land that a community shared as a whole. Everyone allowed
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