Effects of Overpopulation Do you know how many people are in Hong Kong? According to Wikipedia‚ nowadays‚ there are almost 7.1 million people in Hong Kong‚ "with an overall density of some 6‚300 people per square kilometre."[1] Therefore‚ Hong Kong is "already one of the most densely populated cities on earth."[2] Large population comes up with overpopulation. Moreover‚ overpopulation brings a number of problems which affect Hong Kong socially‚ environmentally and economically. In the social problem
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Every year in the United States‚ there are approximately five to seven million dogs or cats that enter into shelters and about three to 4 million of those are killed via euthanasia. This equals out to about 60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats in shelters that die each year (ASPCA). These statistics are shocking‚ to say the least‚ and they are one of the many reasons why no person should ever own a pet without having them spayed or neutered. When I say the word pet‚ I am focusing on cats and
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Human Overpopulation Increasing human overpopulation throughout the world is one of the biggest global issues addressed in the 21st century. This concept negatively affects almost every aspect of society: extinction of plants/animals or habitats‚ over use of natural resources‚ climate change‚ and other environmental problems (“As World’s Human”). This continual predicament needs to be corrected by intensified human productive abilities and a global law that will stimulate positive outcomes across
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Animal shelters exist in counties across the country in order to manage a problem that seems impossible to solve: overpopulation among cats and dogs. Overpopulation occurs when animals of the same species become successful reproducers. Cats are especially good reproducers. According to PETA‚ in just seven years‚ one female cat and her offspring will generate 370‚000 cats. This staggering statistic exhibits the ramifications of an owner choosing not to get their cat or dog neutered or spayed. The
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people overcome many obstacles and still‚ people all over the world facing the same issues that threatened our beloved mother of earth such as overpopulation and poverty. The world’s population is rapidly increasing year after year the population multiplies faster and faster. “Currently the world population is growing by 80 million people a year”. Overpopulation it’s a nationwide problem‚ Both developed and developing countries are at risk of the dangerous problems that it can and will create‚ also
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III. IV. Overpopulation’s effect on children in China and India in comparison to America’s more balanced population A. Infant mortality rates are higher in countries with an overpopulation problem than in countries that have room to grow. 1. In countries that struggle with overpopulation‚ such as India and China‚ the economy is in a constant flux that hinders the advancement of life saving health care. With this one issue out of the equation in America‚ she is still able to
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Chapter II Review of Related Literature Conceptual Literature What Is the Definition of Order Processing Systems? by David Ingram‚ Demand Media Order processing systems‚ in one form or another‚ have been a part of doing business for ages‚ and have developed alongside technology to provide powerful means of capturing‚ tracking and shipping customers’ orders. Advanced order processing systems can span multiple continents to track and facilitate international orders‚ shipments and returns for
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Overpopulation has a definite effect on a country’s economy. First of all‚ when countries are overpopulated‚ the hardly have enough food to support themselves‚ never mind the hope of having a surplus to sell. This can contribute to a low GDP per Capita which is effect overpopulation has on the economy. In an attempt to save the people from the starvation‚ the government will most likely have to rely on foreign debt. This puts the country in debt at stretches the government’s already meagre resources
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also has enormous problems with overpopulation. The current population is over a billion‚ but India does not have the large land mass that China has. India is experiencing major problems with declining water tables due to over-extraction beyond sustainable yield. India is building desalination plants to solve this problem. Because India has the same population density as Japan‚ some have claimed that India’s poverty is caused by underdevelopment‚ not overpopulation. Increased depletion of natural
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Section 1: Research Findings (Overpopulation) How does overpopulation affects the living conditions of the developing country? 1. Introduction a. Introduce Issue --------- Overpopulation is the consequence of sexual reproduction. Strangely‚ most people tacitly assume that overpopulation starts with the birth of a new individual. This mental picture leaves out the important aspects of sex drive and sexual intercourse. They occur seasonally in animals‚ but humans succumb to their sex drive
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