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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Discuss the extent to which economic growth may benefit the economy. (18) Economics growth is‚ it the short run an increase in real GDP and in the long run an increase in the productive capacity of an economy (the maximum output that the economy can produce). GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product which is the country’s production of goods and services valued at market price in a given time period. Real GDP is when these figures are corrected for inflation using a base year (The UK uses 2003 as
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Young Population Population age structure can have a significant impact on countries’ stability‚ governance‚ economic development and the well-being of its people. Reasons for Young Population: * Recent decades of high fertility (births per woman) e.g. women in sub-Saharan Africa give birth to 5.5 children on average in their lifetimes. Uganda- very high fertility rate (6.7) and a high teenage pregnancy rate (25%) * Teenage girls sell themselves for sex to earn money and end up getting
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industrialized economy and basically comprises of textiles‚ chemicals‚ food processing‚ the agricultural sector and various other industries. It is a surprising fact that Pakistan’s economy is the 27th largest growing economy in the world when measured in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The economy has suffered from political instability‚ rising population growth rate and a war of words with the neighboring country India which has proved to be very costly for Pakistan’s economy. There is worldwide
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arise when people think of population growth. It’s an issue we don’t usually think about‚ but one that Paul Ehrlich feels strongly about. He believes that it’s only a matter of time that we run out of food‚ and that humans will cease to survive. As seen in the first video‚ Ehrlich elucidates his point by repeating the word “finite” in the video. He refers to our planet and our resources as finite‚ and thusly juxtaposes the two to population growth‚ saying that population growth cannot increase without
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Due to the small population size of North Atlantic right whales (~300 plus or minus 10%) and the low annual reproductive rate of about every five years‚ suggests that anthropogenic activities affecting mortality may be more prevalent for right whale population growth than for any other whale species. Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements are considered the main factors contributing to reduced growth and recovery of the right whale population. Data collected from 1970 through 1999 indicates
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Nations Population Fund (2007)‚ “In 2008‚ for the first time in history‚ more than half of the world’s population will be living in towns and cities. By 2030 this number will swell to almost 5 billion‚ with urban growth concentrated in Africa and Asia.” There are many factors that affect the increase or decrease of a population. Common factors include birthrate‚ medical advances‚ productivity‚ and so on. There have been a lot of debates and discussions as to whether an increase in population is good
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Planned Economy: "The social good" In a planned economy‚ the factors of production are owned and managed by the government. Thus the Government decides what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Features: • All resources are owned and managed by the government • No consumer OR producer choice • The market forces can’t set the price for goods or services • Profit is not the main objective‚ the government aims to provide services and goods to everybody • Government decides
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Command economy is defined in the textbook as‚ a government run economy. The government owned all industries and set quotas that favored heavy industry over the production of consumer goods and products. What advantages and disadvantages did Russians experience with a command economy? How about a market economy? One of the many disadvantages of this command economy was that supply and demand did not dictate what products would be produced. The authoritative government would determine what was to
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