Proclamations of overpopulation have circulated for decades. Are they true? First off‚ what is meant by the word “overpopulation”? It has nothing to do with the amount of people but rather to the resources and the capacity of the environment to sustain human activities. To be overpopulated‚ a nation must have insufficient food‚ resources and living space. With the world population at around 6.8 billion last year‚ food and living space are hardly a concern. In 1990‚ it was estimated that the world
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Overpopulation effects are famously documented. Apart from the food and mineral scarcities‚ it is commonly agreed by other members of nature that humans are a troublesome lot and too many of us for too long will effectively lead to the ruin of the earth – as testified by a lot of the movies and more seriously by one Thomas Malthus who gave the world the very interesting theory of population. Jokes apart‚ overpopulation solutions need to be humane and quite frankly doable. So here are some of the
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The World Overpopulation! Is it possible to know that our life is in danger because of a horrible global issue and stay silent??!! By definition‚ overpopulation is a condition where the number of organisms exceeds the carrying capacity of their habitat. The world population has crossed 7 billion and we are going to deal with the adverse effects of this excessive growth. Overpopulation is a serious issue‚ more serious than it seems to be‚ so we must look for some solutions for the reasons of
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Overpopulation and Urbanization are two factors that serve as an inpediment on developing nations worldwide. The result of Overpopulation and urbanization drastically affects a region economically and culturally. Overpopulation is an overabundance of people in a region or country that lacks adequate resources that are necessary to sustain life. Many debate whether overpopulation would be incapable of supporting an abrupt increase of people‚ or if it was a form of wealth that will cause another industrial
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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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Wild Animal Overpopulation Wild animal overpopulation can have some devastating effects on human life. Too much wildlife can hurt economy‚ make people sick‚ cause human injury or even death‚ and ruin vegetation. Hunting has been a way of life since the beginning of time. Native Americans have hunted to feed their tribes and rituals of children to become men. Dinosaurs used to hunt in order to survive. As for other animals‚ hunting is their way of life. It was
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Overpopulation in China China and overpopulation are two words that have become synonymous over the years. Overpopulation in China has become a global issue as China is the most populous country in the world and its contribution to the international community is extremely significant. However it doesn’t necessarily mean that a country with a high population is an overpopulated country. To clarify the meaning of overpopulation‚ here is a little description. Overpopulation in a country occurs when
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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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Before we move on to overpopulation problems‚ we need to know about the various factors that are responsible for this incessant rise in population. Significant improvement in quality of life and basic health services has resulted in decline in death rate‚ and at the same time has caused an increase in the birth rate. Continuous migration of people from underdeveloped areas to developed areas has triggered an unnatural growth in population in developed areas‚ thus‚ putting immense pressure on available
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Is Overpopulation a Serious Problem? This question seems to be question that is asked quite frequently lately. In the last two centuries‚ population has skyrocketed. In 1800 the world population was only at 1 billion‚ and today it’s estimated that the world population exceeds six billion people. With overpopulation‚ many problems have arisen. Some believe that overpopulation is the reason for world hunger‚ global population will reach crisis proportions by 2050‚ and some believe that overpopulation
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