Overpopulation is a condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common parlance‚ the term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth.[1] Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population‚ but on the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. It also depends on the way resources are used and distributed throughout the population If a given environment has a population
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Overpopulation Overpopulation is a generally undesirable condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth‚ or smaller geographical areas such as countries. The population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death‚ around the year 1400‚ although the most significant increase has been in the last 50 years‚ mainly due to medical
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| | The Population Explosion: Causes and Consequences by Carolyn Kinder Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute (2012) Until recently‚ birth rates and death rates were about the same‚ keeping the population stable. People had many children‚ but a large number of them died before age five. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a period of history in Europe and North America where there were great advances in science and technology‚ the success in reducing death rates was attributable to several factors
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With the growth and development of all powerful countries comes an increase of population. India and China‚ both rapidly growing countries of power‚ serve as fine examples of this. Both of the countries inhabit over one billion people‚ something that no other countries in the world can say about themselves (Rosenburg China). While these two nations have improved industrially and economically‚ their populations have grown drastically as well. To stifle over-population‚ both countries responded by
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The Earth’s population is stated to be approaching seven billion. Concurrently‚ environmental degradation is persistent and resources are being depleted. The wealthy nations have assured the less wealthy ones that they too are on the verge to become rich. Their population growth rate is expected to decline as well (Dykstra‚ 1965). However‚ it is no longer apparent if this will happen. Scarcity of resources such as oil is anticipated to reduce the economic growth in future. It is expected that the
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Advantages of Overpopulation i)Efficient utilization of resources A major portion of our country’s resources are lying idle or are underutilized.We need more manpower to utilize them effectively so that there is no wastage. ii)Expansion of Market An increase in the total population will raise the demand for various essential as well as luxury goods.It will act as an incentive for the producers to set up more industries which will bring economic development. iii)Better Labor Force The growing
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Overpopulation is a Problem in an Island Of Plenty. Or is it? When given the task to analyze “Overpopulation is not a problem” written by Erle C. Ellis and “The Island of plenty” written by Johnson C. Montgomery one may quickly realize how opposed these two articles are to each other. Johnson C. Montgomery was a California attorney and a member of the organization Zero Population Growth. He talks about how the United States shouldn’t be sharing its resources with this “polluted world of people”
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Introduction Two Environmental Problems in Ethiopia would be soil degradation and overpopulation. This presentation will cover the main questions of why this is happening and answers that could help and control Ethiopia ’s land and overpopulation problems. Strategies will be assessed as to the help Ethiopia needs from inside and outside sources. Other regions in the world will be identified that have progressed from these same problems‚ and what impacts these implementations have had on their success
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Overpopulation Overpopulation is a natural hazard we must all do something about. Not only is it destroying our natural habitat and ecosystem‚ it is also affecting every animal below us down the food chain. Besides the loss of biodiversity in our environment and the negative effects on our animal and plant life‚ overpopulating the Earth is severely cutting into our food supply. More and more people are going hungry every day due to our rising birth rates and the advancement in medical care for
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problem of overpopulation. This is a developing crisis and it has plagued most of the world. An area is considered overpopulated if "its population can’t be maintained without rapidly depleting nonrenewable resources and without destroying the environment which supports the population."(Brown‚Gardner‚Halweil‚ Beyond Malthus‚19). The problems that arise due to overpopulation could lead to a fatal epidemic that could wipe out the whole human race. So the question remains: Are we facing overpopulation here
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