YUVA VICHAR MANCH Case Study: Population is a boon not a bane The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world‚ with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census)‚ more than a sixth of the world’s population. Already containing 17.5% of the world’s population‚ India is projected to be the world’s most populous country by 2025‚ surpassing China‚ its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050. Its population growth rate is 1.41%‚ ranking 102nd in the world in 2010
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Population: Is Anything Being Done? In Chapter III of The Origin of Species‚ Darwin writes: "Even slow-breeding man has doubled in twenty-five years‚ and at this rate‚ in a few thousand years‚ there would literally not be standing room for his progeny." (Darwin 29) Three hundred years ago‚ the population was only at about 500 million‚ and during this time the population was at a slow increase. Another factor during this period of time was the birth and death rates were at much higher levels
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populated country in the world though it is a small country of only 1‚ 47‚ 570 square kilometers. At present it has a population over 150 million. About 1000 people live per square kilometer here. Every year more than two million people are being added to our population. The problem has now moved out of control and it has now come to the stage of explosion. Though the population of a country is an asset‚ it becomes a problem when the country cannot afford to give its people the basic necessaries
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U.N. Raises “Low” Population Projection for 2050 Photo courtesy Jim Davidson The United Nations says the industrialized world will average 1.64 children per woman between 2005 and 2010‚ compared to a projected low of 1.35 given in the 2006 assessment.The United Nations has raised its optimistic "low" estimate of world population growth due to an increase in childbirths in some industrialized nations. In a biennial report released last week‚ the U.N. Population Division increased slightly
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Ehrlich’s Population Bomb "People are realizing that we cannot forever continue to multiply and subdue the earth without losing our standard of life and the natural beauty that must be part of it. these are the years of decision- the decision of men to stay the flood of man." Ehrlich here explains the one of the most pressing problems facing man in the 20th century. In Population Bomb‚ Ehrlich explains that pollution‚ shortages‚ and an overall deterioation of the standard of living is all due
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predicted the amazing growth this city would experience. The first of many population booms occurred when this small town was named the capital of Texas and given its current name in 1839. Before long the population had soared to around 850 people. Since then‚ the city’s population has doubled approximately every 20 years as new industries develop and its reputation as a colorful‚ diverse community builds. The most recent population boom occurred when local technological companies‚ such as Dell‚ experienced
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NTULWA MARIA MASANJIKA BEC/2012/2/135 Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) is an English minister and early economic thinker who is famous for his book called ‘An Essay on the Principle of Population’ as it offers he future improvement of society. Malthus argued that an ever increasing population would continuously strain society’s ability to provide for itself as a result mankind was doomed to forever in poverty. Malthus logic was simple .He began by noting‚ that “food is necessary to the
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hen drawn as a "population pyramid‚" age distribution can hint at patterns of growth. A top heavy pyramid‚ like the one for Grant County‚ North Dakota‚ suggests negative population growth that might be due to any number of factors‚ including high death rates‚ low birth rates‚ and increased emigration from the area. A bottom heavy pyramid‚ like the one drawn for Orange County‚ Florida‚ suggests high birthrates‚ falling or stable death rates‚ and the potential for rapid population growth. But most
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seal populations? 2.Using Table 2 and 3‚ explain how the birth rates of the seals and the death rates of the whales affected the carrying capacity for both whales and seals. 3.For the second trial in Part 1‚ we doubled the whale population and reduced the seal population by half. However‚ the carrying capacity for the seals only decreased slightly from the first trial. What do you think caused this outcome? 4.If another source of prey were available to the whales‚ what changes in population size
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country and the gross national income per capita is only 760. The population- UK The Population is 62.3 million. The birth rate is 12 births per thousand people. The death rate is 9 deaths per thousand people. The vital rates are high because children don’t need to work on farms anymore and they are seen so be expensive. Death rates are low because people go into old people’s homes and get looked after. Kenya The population is 40 million. The birth rate is 34 births per thousand people
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