Introduction The population of a bacterium will grow successfully in a particular pattern known as ‘logarithmic growth’ if the location is appropriate and the proper nutrients are present. The bacteria numbers will increase and most likely continue to double in this area over time with optimal conditions. Optimal conditions meaning that there are no dangers or limiting factors‚ to inhibit growth in this area‚ such as disease‚ predators‚ competition or lack of food. At first the bacteria should
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Ways to control Population Growth Population growth is the rate of increase in the size of a given area‚ such as a city‚ country or continent. Population growth is closely linked to fertility‚ which is the rate at which women produce offspring. Due to the limited resources on earth and in various countries‚ rampant population growth can lead to inadequate food and other amenities‚ so in certain cases it can be beneficial to attempt to limit population growth. Laws One way for a country or
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Poverty is defined by the dictionary as “The state or condition of having little or no money‚ goods‚ or means of support”. This is an extremely vague definition and covers Poverty as a whole‚ although this speech will elaborate on the details of poverty in Africa. The focus of this speech is to educate you on the Causes & Effects of Poverty in Africa and the ways you can help these victims. What causes poverty? There are many reasons why this would occur‚ the most prevalent of these being corruption
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is fixed - Supply would grow more slowly than the population + population = - development Malthusian Theory: * Population tends to increase at a geometric rate * Food can only increase arithmetically * Population expands to eat up any surplus * Social expenditure on school and health due to young age structure diverted funds from capital investment. Aspects to consider about population and economy: Population and deforestation‚ and agriculture development -Expansive
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Poverty is a complicated issue. It is a phenomenon not limited to the third world. It’s an issue even faced by the wealthiest countries. There are many reasons and causes‚ and there are equally as many disagreements on where the blame should lay. People who are not poor often blame the less fortunate for their own situation and tend to have little sympathy. Those who are in poverty often blame society for making it impossible to escape from their situation. Poverty also tends to affect groups within
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Prompt 1: In the Population Growth video‚ what was a big factor in population growth? (Think about world events that were occurring.) How does this relate to the other two videos on populations? A big factor represented in the Population Growth video was that we cover up 17% of the earth’s surface and the resources that we have to survive is only 4%. A problem that is in effect is that the population of humans is increasing. The following relates to the other two videos on population by showing the
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Causes of Water Pollution * With environmentalism and green thinking reaching the pinnacle of public appeal in recent years due to global warming‚ an increasing focus has been put on stopping pollution‚ especially carbon dioxide emissions. As such‚ the main battle has been waged against air pollution‚ while water pollution has not been in the public limelight. This does not mean that the problem is any less important‚ or any less pervasive however. Water pollution is caused by the release of
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Ecology and Population Growth University of Phoenix SCI 230 Introduction to Life Science September 30‚ 2010 Ecology and Population Growth The current estimate of the worldwide human population at this moment is approximately 6‚872‚164‚233. Every minute‚ the world ’s human population increases by 176 people. At the beginning of this century‚ earth ’s human population already surpassed 6 billion; at the end of the century‚ it could reach 12 billion (Aliette‚ 2001). The population changes
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The Effects of Illiteracy Literacy is defined as the ability when reading‚ writing and working with basic numbers. On the other hand‚ illiteracy is fundamentally not being able to read or to comprehend written communication; in fact‚ illiterates cannot understand some opinions from other persons. People who are illiterate feel pressure from society and they start to feel emotions such as anxious and depressant because they cannot read or understand simple things‚ for example: read a newspaper‚ the
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Illiteracy in India (disadvantages; propositions) Education acts as a refuge in adversity. It empowers the people. It is the tool that breaks the chains that resist a nation’s development. If the growth of a nation is to be people-centric‚ and if development is to be whole‚ then the people must be empowered and stimulated through education. Current situation (disadvantages): India is the largest democracy in the world. Quite interestingly‚ 30% of the world’s illiterate population
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