7. Of the population growth graphs listed, the graph that is most likely to have a positive population growth momentum is the first one because there are many more prereproductive and reproductive people than postreproductive. This is because when all the prepubesents grow up, they will come to be the parents of the following generation, and this generation will be bigger than the previous generation. The third graph pictured is most likely to have a negative population growth momentum because there is a very small prereproductive group and a large postreproductive group.
8. Carrying capacity of the Earth system is related to land degradation and agricultural productivity because there can only be as many people on the planet as the land
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Food insecurity is the condition in which people live in hunger or fear of starvation (around a billion people live in this condition). The regions that have the most food insecurity are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
10. It is difficult to find the relationship between population growth and economic development, but some econismost believe that population growth stimulations economic development and technological innovation. Others think that rapidly expanding populations hamper down on developmental efforts. A slower, more stabilized population growth would help other issues in the world (poverty, hunger, underdevoplement, etc.), and in turn, will promote economic development.
11. Cultural values affect fertility rates because some traditions promote high birth rates. In the past, there was high birth and death rate for children, but now (thanks to modern medicine), there is a high birthrate and a low death rate. Culturally embedded fertility levels take a long time to decline because they are so deeply engrained in the beliefs of the people. Children are also important for ecomic and social reasons in developing countries. They are used to help the parents with work around the house or with the farm. Later in lives, sons are incharge of taking care of his elderly parents. That is why in India, for example, having a son is considered a must. Without a son, the parents do not have someone to take care of them in the
7. Why is the “2 child rule” so important in terms of global population and its impacts?
Population growth has been running rampant in developing countries for the past century due to a lack of education, medical care, and gender equality. According to Jonathon Porrit, a British environmentalist and writer, “The combined population of the four countries [Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia and Kenya] was 40 million in 1960. Now it is nearly 170 million [in late 2011].” “Overall, the human population has quadrupled in the twentieth century”(Cromwell 167) alone due to technological and medical advancements of the industrial revolution Because of the Industrial revolution, there have been many advancements in medicine, leading to lower morality rates in developed and developing countries alike. Developing countries lack the education and family planning that they need in order to maintain a stable and healthy population. Family planning is the act of” anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the
Food insecurity is a determent to health that has become more prevalent in low-income areas of the country. Food security is an important aspect of public health in which greater evidence is showing that food insecurity as a direct link to poor health. Food insecurity can be define as “the inability to acquire or consume and adequate diet quality or sufficient quantity of
The worlds biomes at the moment are unable to feed the growing global population in the future. They might be able to feed the population now but as the population grows we need to increase the worlds agriculture to provide enough food to feed the growing population. In order to feed the growing population, the world needs to put into action some simple steps to increase food production and to reduce wastage from existing food.
An increase in human population can influence our economy. Some of the factors that are affected are unemployment, poverty and the restriction of economic expansion. When the population increases, the cost of health, education,
Food insecurity is defined as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”1 Food insecurity data found that in America, 12.7% of households were food insecure at some point and 5% of households had very low food security in 2015.2 The prevalence of food insecurity in Ohio was greater than the national average in 2015, with 16.1% of households reporting food insecurity.2
These progressions lead to the control of sicknesses, the creation of more nourishment, better employments, and enhanced restorative consideration and sanitation. As the passing rates diminish, the conception rates stay high on the grounds that individuals are still usual to creating more youngsters, and amid this stage they have more nourishment and assets to help bigger families. As an issue of the declining passing rates and high conception rates, the human populace will increment at a fast
population, however, one in nine are food insecure. Food security, defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security is “the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, economic and social access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.” Developing countries are most at risk of food insecurity with Sub-Saharan Africa having the highest prevalence of hunger.
So we see that on the other hard there are some situations where population growth can hamper economic development. This seems to focus more on the poorer countries of the world, which is probably due to more of a lack of resources. Also noted by Cincotta & Robert (1997), results of an elaborate study found that the correlation between stagnant economic growth and economic strength is the most prevalent among developing nations of the world. In other words, stagnate economic growth can be attributed to population growth as well, which as previously noted is an antithesis to this paper, but to point out, this heavily relates countries with a below average gross domestic
One way in which lower fertility can promote socioeconomic development is by reducing the proportion of dependent children in the population. A lower ratio of children to adults can create a "demographic bonus": With fewer children, families have more disposable income to save or invest. Furthermore, a smaller proportion of children means that a greater percentage of the population is in the working age groups. If good jobs are available, this situation can contribute to economic growth.
The demographic model shows if population increased or decreased in all countries due to their economy stability. If there were countries with high death and birth rate, what the factors that contributed to the high or low rates such as not enough food, or what diseases people were getting to make those rates increase.
There are a few ways the increase in population can become beneficial. Personally with the population flux it can lead to the expansion of business and offer up a huge number of job possibilities in a world where it's tough to find work. In corporate/commercially it again allows for the introduction and expansion of industrial buildings and higher job opportunities. The advantages it has on the government would be economic growth. With a higher number of people it combines all great minds working together to lead to more innovations. Environmentally you will start to see the increase in non-renewable resources used and with this issue will arise the investigation into renewable resources to accommodate and even start to replace fossil fuels with things such as nuclear or solar energy. Finally with fire protection; having the continuous growing population were going to have to ensure that all precautions are taken to reduce the risk of fire. This could lead to new codes and regulations like mandatory sprinklers in all residential homes, making a huge difference down the road. However with these advantages there comes some disadvantages as well. In the same way as the introduction leads to new job possibilities it also leads to more competitors over the same job. If I'm not as qualified it will complicate my
During the course of the long history, the development of the world population directly depends on the mode of social production, especially the level of development of productive forces. In the history, mankind got the tremendous progress in productivity often with the population rapid develop. In the primitive society, the primitive society 's population birth rate and the mortality rate all maintained at about 50% because of the objective law and the social production mode. The number of the population maintain in a state of high birth, high death, and almost stagnant growth. After entering the era of capitalism, the population rapid grows due to the industrial revolution in Europe in 18th. From the early nineteenth century to 1950, Europe, the United States and other developed countries’ population growth 2.35 times in the 150 years, meanwhile other developing countries population growth of only 1.31 times. After World War II, the second wave of the population happened in the whole world. In 1950-1988, the world population became doubled. When entered the second half of the 20th century, the unprecedented population growth was coming. Not only the population growth rate reached a historical peak level, and the population increase over more than two million years of human history accumulated in the total population. As we all know that population problem affect the state of the economy and it can cause many kinds problems. Nowadays, effectively solving the population
To anyone even remotely acquainted with the situation, the ever-expanding world population can easily be a cause of grave concern. Indeed, the simple realization that the total world population will most likely be doubling within the next century may seem to imply catastrophe. Considering the strain our current huge population puts on the world, is it not natural to presume that two times our number will spell disaster? While this is the view held by many prominent voices, there also is a less-noticed group of people who contend that the resiliency of the earth and the ingenuity of its people will keep the planet a decent place to live.
Population growth and economic development have been intertwined since historic times. The question of these two detrimental factors being correlated with one another has been the topic for debate time and time again, but even today controversies among them exist. Our economy has withheld the impact of war, immigration, and depressions and stands today at a much higher point than it did decades ago. The concern is not with where the economy stands today, but where it will be in the long run. The long run can be anywhere from one year to a substantial time gap. When considering long run economic growth we must also take into account population growth. In order to further understand this relationship we must define the term long run economic growth. Long run economic growth refers to rise in GDP per capita, which measures individuals’ material standard of living. Apart from material needs, one must also consider human wellbeing, which is individual happiness based on income, employment, and other resources available that increase standard of living. Many economists believe that population growth ultimately will have a positive correlation with economic growth in the long run, I disagree. After thorough research of relevant theories and considering the points of both sides of the controversial topic, I believe exponential population growth will have an adverse effect on long run economic growth.