Over-population occurs when there are not enough resources on the earth to support its population. Over 2 centuries ago‚ world population was lower than a billion people. Nowadays‚ there almost 6.7 billion people currently occupying this world‚ whilst each year the world population expands by around 80 million (World Population Guide 2011‚ [Online]). All connoisseurs are warning about this issue. Critics declare that we are getting dangerously close to the sustainable capacity of earth. The optimal
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growth rate. Along with overpopulation comes a host of problems. The Earth will not be able to continue to sustain an ever increasing population. Imagine what it will be like if the population density is so high that we only have standing room left! There is a limit to the adequate supply of nutritious food that families can partake of to maintain good health. Water is a precious commodity which will run dry if the population grows unchecked. With overpopulation come the demand for more housing
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Examine one cause and one effect of overpopulation referring to examples you have studied. Overpopulation occurs when there are not enough basic resources in an area to support the population. Basic resources include food‚ shelter‚ clean water‚ fuel and farmland. The main cause of overpopulation I will discuss is: High birth rates with the effect lack of food I will base my answer on the studied region of Sudan‚ Africa Cause: High birth rates Overpopulation has occurred in Sudan because of high
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Overpopulation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Graph of human population from 10‚000 BCE–2000 CE showing the immense population growth‚ since the 19th century. Overpopulation is a condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth.[1] Steve Jones‚ head of the biology department at University College London‚ has said‚ "Humans are 10‚000 times more common
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What is Overpopulation? Overpopulation is growth of population that will lead to inadequate of food‚ space‚ and other resources. It can also cause people to starve and die. Over population in these times is an enormous situation that requires a solution. It is a major problem that the world is facing nowadays. Every second of the day an average of 4.3 babies are born in the world. This problem could affect our lives and could tear our mother earth apart. As of today most of the people can’t even
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PRELIMINARY REPORT # 2 OVERPOPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES I. Identify the problem Overpopulation is a generally undesirable condition where an organism ’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration‚ or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. (Wikipedia) II. Why is it a problem? It’s a problem because the people are suffering and forced to live in
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There are many environment problems‚ such as pollution‚ untreated sewage‚ and overpopulation. Although all of these issues have an impact on our society‚ overpopulation stands to have the greatest impact on our environment. Overpopulation is excessive human population in an area to the point of overcrowding‚ depletion of natural resources and environmental deterioration. The three most negative impacts overpopulation on the environment are water pollution and overconsumption One of the major sources
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Domestic Animal Overpopulation. Do people ever think about how many stray animals are roaming the streets or in shelters? Thirty-five percent of pet owners do not spay or neuter their pets‚ so each year eight million stray animals end up in shelters each year. Only 3.5 million people adopt a pet from a shelter. The rest of the animals stay in the shelter and suffer in the cages waiting for a new home. Why do animals have to suffer in shelters‚ on the streets or in puppy mills because of irresponsible
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like a tired old whore that only tells you what you want to hear. You watch stories everyday about the environment and some bits on global warming and they give you some tips you can do to help Mother Earth when the major problem is obviously overpopulation. That never comes up ever. In the US‚ Al Gore has to be pressed on the issue to admit that it is a problem. People say that it’s a passing fad‚ this desire to procreate. The news knows you don’t want to hear that. The news has no problem telling
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Climate change is the change on the world’s climate. It is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions‚ or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors that include oceanic processes (such as oceanic circulation)‚ biotic processes‚ variations in solar radiation
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