302. An Assignment on Various Population Matters. Population Definition. Population is a term which refers to the total human inhabitants of a specified area such as; a continent‚ a country‚ or a city‚ at a given time. It can be defined further in a number of ways depending on the various aspects of population that one would be looking at. It can refer to the various aspects of population such as age‚ ethnicity‚ race‚ or region. For example‚ population size may refer to either the total
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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Genetic engineering hasn’t been around long‚ but since its inception‚ it has been a very controversial issue. In fact‚ it has become one of the most controversial ideas in science‚ people agreeing and disagreeing left and right. It is really a moral dilemma the question is‚ is it actually wrong? To make a conclusion about this issue the best thing to do is to look at the advantages and disadvantages of the issue. Genetic engineering has multiple advantages it can help make cures for diseases and
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Philippines - population Population‚ total The value for Population‚ total in Philippines was 93‚261‚000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows‚ over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93‚261‚000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 26‚010‚300 in 1960. Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population‚ which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum‚ who are
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demographic transition theory became the dominant theory of population growth. Based on observed trends in Western European societies‚ it argues that populations go through three stages in their transition to a modern pattern. Stage one (pre transition) is characterized by low or no growth‚ and high fertility is counterbalanced by high mortality. In Stage Two (the stage of transition)‚ mortality rates begin to decline‚ and the population grows at a rapid pace. By the end of this stage‚ fertility has
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Examining Mendel’s “First Law”: Observing Anthocyanin in Brassica rapa Abstract The foundation of genetics lies with the principles that Gregor Mendel outlined after his experiments with pea plants where he discovered the relationship between physical characteristics‚ or phenotype‚ and genetic traits‚ or genotype. This experiment aimed to reproduce Mendel’s results with the Brassica rapa plant‚ noted for it’s fast generation time‚ and anthocyanin‚ a purple pigment that can be visually tracked
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The Population Problem Two hundred years ago‚ Thomas Malthus‚ in An Essay on the Principle of Population‚ reached the conclusion that the number of people in the world will increase exponentially‚ while the ability to feed these people will only increase arithmetically (21). Current evidence shows that this theory may not be far from the truth. For example‚ between 1950 and 1984‚ the total amount of grain produced more than doubled‚ much more than the increase in population in those 34 years.
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Genetic engineering in general Pros|Cons| With the discovery of DNA and unravelling the genetic code it contains‚ molecular biologists have finally come close to understanding what determines the form and function of organisms and can use this to design organisms at will. This is illustrated by the experiments on the transgenic fruit fly which has eyes on its antennae (Walter Gehring‚ Basel Biocentre‚ Switzerland. see the year 1994 in http://www.ifgene.org/history.htm ). This new technology will
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Population case study: India | Geography HL | Contents: 1. Population Transition: Structure and composition 2. Population Issues 3. Population Policies in response to population issues a. Evaluate and assess 4. Population trends: Possible scenarios b. DTM – fifth stage Population Transition: Structure and composition Introduction * India is a country with a considerably young population as compared to many others in the world. * It is estimated
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I. Introduction The Philippine population in the early 1990s continued to grow at a rapid‚ although somewhat reduced rate from that which had prevailed in the preceding decades. In 1990 the Philippine population was more than 66 million‚ up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent‚ down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. Even at the lower growth rate‚ the Philippine population will increase to an estimated 77 million
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