Hao Wu English 115 1058 words 26th Nov 2010 Food Resources with Overpopulation Human population has grown very faster than the last century; there are about more than 5 billion people on our planet now and a projected population of over 10 billion by 2100‚ Overpopulation is becoming one of the most important problems which human civilization should face to. There also have another issues with the population is food sources. This two global issues facing the world’s population today and in
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Introduction Overpopulation is a condition where organisms such as number of human beings living in a confine space and using its resources far exceed the carrying capacity of its environment needed for survival. It is not simply a function of the size or density of the population but include factors such as the available sustainable and non sustainable resources that made life pleasant and worthwhile.1 Many sources‚ books and articles say that people are the
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Proclamations of overpopulation have circulated for decades. Are they true? First off‚ what is meant by the word “overpopulation”? It has nothing to do with the amount of people but rather to the resources and the capacity of the environment to sustain human activities. To be overpopulated‚ a nation must have insufficient food‚ resources and living space. With the world population at around 6.8 billion last year‚ food and living space are hardly a concern. In 1990‚ it was estimated that the world
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Introduction Many sources‚ books and articles say that people are the most important natural resources a land could have. People are the ones who develop and take care of the nature. People are also the main users of what the nature could give. It was yesterday when it seems that people are not the problem‚ in fact‚ they are the factors that contributes to the betterment of a nation. Today‚ it seems that people are coming way too fast and many already. Well‚ I say there’s no problem about it. No
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Overpopulation of Humans The impact of human activity on the environment is catastrophically devastating and destructible. Assisting to that destruction is the increasing number of people that make up the worlds population today. Overpopulation is the condition of giving birth to a number of people living on earth that over exceeds the amount of space‚ resources and land found on our planet. According to reports from the United Nations (2007)‚ “World population is currently growing by approximately
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Overpopulation in China China and overpopulation are two words that have become synonymous over the years. Overpopulation in China has become a global issue as China is the most populous country in the world and its contribution to the international community is extremely significant. However it doesn’t necessarily mean that a country with a high population is an overpopulated country. To clarify the meaning of overpopulation‚ here is a little description. Overpopulation in a country occurs when
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Before we move on to overpopulation problems‚ we need to know about the various factors that are responsible for this incessant rise in population. Significant improvement in quality of life and basic health services has resulted in decline in death rate‚ and at the same time has caused an increase in the birth rate. Continuous migration of people from underdeveloped areas to developed areas has triggered an unnatural growth in population in developed areas‚ thus‚ putting immense pressure on available
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Is Overpopulation a Serious Problem? This question seems to be question that is asked quite frequently lately. In the last two centuries‚ population has skyrocketed. In 1800 the world population was only at 1 billion‚ and today it’s estimated that the world population exceeds six billion people. With overpopulation‚ many problems have arisen. Some believe that overpopulation is the reason for world hunger‚ global population will reach crisis proportions by 2050‚ and some believe that overpopulation
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Overpopulation in China Taking into consideration China’s robust economic growth over the last 20–25 years‚ there is little reservation that China’s has had positive impacts on the economy. Because of the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ China has saved over 400 million people from definite poverty between the years 1979 to 2005 (The State Environmental Protection Administration‚ 2007). Despite this economic growth in urbanization and industrialization‚ there have arisen major concerns
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Overpopulation effects are famously documented. Apart from the food and mineral scarcities‚ it is commonly agreed by other members of nature that humans are a troublesome lot and too many of us for too long will effectively lead to the ruin of the earth – as testified by a lot of the movies and more seriously by one Thomas Malthus who gave the world the very interesting theory of population. Jokes apart‚ overpopulation solutions need to be humane and quite frankly doable. So here are some of the
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