Have you ever thought‚ why some people have breathing problems in the cities? The answer is simple – air pollution. Air pollution is one of the most important problems in the world. How can we solve this environmental problem? Today factories produce more and more cars. Factories and cars are one of the biggest air pollutants. To begin with‚ drivers should use unleaded petrol. However‚ they use leaded petrol‚ as it is cheaper. The cars should be banned from city centres‚ as they cause big smog
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World Population Day is an annual event‚ observed on July 11‚ which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11‚ 1987‚ approximately the date on which the world’s population reached five billion people.The world population on the 20th anniversary of Five Billion Day‚ July 11‚ 2007‚ was estimated to have been 6‚727‚551
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on our environment? Is it hurting our water systems and changing our climates? What can we do as a society to help or change what is happening to our precious planet? Today‚ I am going to discuss the problems that our planet is having due to overpopulation. When talking about the impact of human population some of the hot topics deal with the carrying capacity‚ environmental issues and our quality of life as a whole. All three of these areas are intertwined with one another and deal directly
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[pic] Overpopulation is a term that refers to a condition by which the population density enlarges to a limit that provokes the environmental deterioration‚ a remarkable decline in the quality of life‚ or a population collapse. The impact of human populations on the environment has been severe. Some animal species have been extinguished or forced to live in inhospitable regions by the advance of urban areas; pollution is a problem that is increasing gradually because we are using more cars. Emerging
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capability for humans. In 1960 the human population was roughly 3 billion‚ since then it has more then doubled to 6.8 billion and is still rapidly growing. Humans add 1.5 million people to this earth every week. There are 4 main causes for the overpopulation of earth; decline in death rate‚ increase in birth rate‚ migration and lack of education. With our medicine and technology as proficient as it is today there are far less deaths due to disease and injury than there was 200 years ago. Our technology
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the Commons” The theory behind the “tragedy of the commons” is important to understand the destruction of our environment and to avoid this‚ we‚ as citizens of this planet‚ must change our moral values and human ideologies. There is no technical solution to solve this problem. We can avoid “tragedy” only by changing the way we live. The tragedy of the commons is explained through an example of herdsmen being able to own as much cattle as possible‚ which results in herdsman wanting to maximize
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the sentence or the reader can become confused.] is the population of the earth. The human population has been increasing at an accelerated rate in the last century; unfortunately‚ not much has been done to slow down this process. Undoubtedly overpopulation is a global issue. It [It must refer to a specific word in the sentence or the reader can become confused.] is global because it pertains to all humanity affects the whole world‚ i.e. the environment. Almost all human activities affect negatively
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Malthus and Africa Africa‚ being a third world country with much economic oppression‚ is currently being debated in the General Assembly about whether or not it should have population control. Many experts believe that‚ if not controlled‚ the rate of the increasing population of Africa will have disastrous effects. Over two hundred years ago‚ a man by the name of Thomas Robert Malthus wrote an essay on the effects of population and the food supply titled "An Essay on the Principle of Population
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Case Study: China’s Population Control In 1979‚ China passed their One-Child policy in an effort to decrease their major overpopulation issue. This policy prevents most couples from having more than one child‚ although there are exceptions. Most ethnic minorities‚ such as the Hui‚ are allowed to have two children‚ & those that are an ethnic minority & live in rural areas are allowed three. Although these people can‚ by law‚ have more than one child‚ it is still encouraged that they choose to have
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Image this: One day‚ you wake up and 240‚000 more people are living in your mansion. It is a big mansion with normally ample supplies to sustain your lifestyle. However‚ with 240‚000 more people inhabiting that same area‚ it has become cramped and small. The next day‚ 240‚000 people more come to live with you. This happens everyday for many years‚ soon supplies start to stretch thin and space starts to be a rarity. Unfortunately‚ this is not fiction. It is reality. Everyday‚ 240‚000 babies
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