The Effects Of Natural Resources On The Environment

The increase in population would cause a nation to definitely want to increase land to accommodate the growth and to prevent over-population which could eventually lead to poverty.

Population Growth is an issue that exists in today’s world that needs to be confronted before it becomes out of hand. The population itself has reached overwhelming numbers making it a problem that could turn to be dangerous. The amount of humans that the earth can support or the carrying capacity is slowly rising but at a much slower rate than the population growth rate. The increasing growth rate has its negative effects environmentally, agriculturally, socially, and economically and also has its positive effects nationally, and economically. The government is brainstorming and trying to come up with ways to decrease

Dr. Forsyth implements plenty of evidence as well as proven statistics to back up his outlook on these issues. The growth of human population is happening at an exponential rate, implying that in a short period of time population growth will double. “We find it difficult to comprehend exponential growth, but it may prove to be our fatal blind spot” [3]. When analysing the world’s population over a long period of time, it took roughly 19,000 years for the world’s population to go from 5million people to 500 million people in 1500 A.D. [4] With an estimated population of 7.5 billion people [5], for a period less than 1000 years, population increased more than 1500 times its size than it was in the 1500’s. In addition, on a more minute scale of time, in 1950 the world’s population was roughly 2.5 billion people [6] in merely 50 years the world’s population has tripled. With these statics, it is evident that the world’s population is increasing at an incomprehensive rate. With populations at their peak, overconsumption is another problem this world faces, as Dr. Forsyth affirms “humans consume far more than their fair share of the Earth’s natural productivity.”[7] Due to this over consumption of resources, there is a vast demand for cheap food which results in the clear cutting of large forest to generate room for new plantations of food. When doing so, humans destroy habitats that

Thesis: The topic of human population growth is an important issue due to its impacts upon people in developing countries, economics, religion, food production, and the environment; without any limitations, population growth can lead to negative consequences, such as famine and environmental destruction, or even positive outcomes, such as potential economic growth.

This increase in population means there is more supply and demand due to the increase in workers and consumers, more consumers equals more demand and more workers equals more labor which equals more

I believe it is a combination of a decreasing amount of resources and an increasing population that will impact future human societies. As the population increases, it is necessary to increase the amount of food to feed them and structures to house them. This increase adds to the amount of resources that are consumed. Some countries have a decreasing population while other countries are doubling their population. Mainly it is the poorer countries that have the higher population rates. However, the amount of resources consumed by the countries is different. The wealthier countries consume more resources than poorer

The Earth is getting to be drastically over populated and at the rate we're going we will hit some major limiting factors with in 30 years. There has been a decline of death rates because people are living longer so we are not dropping out like we used to. Better medical facilities and stuff causes people to again live longer and add to the population. Because there are more people and more demand there are less natural resources which is bad. The environment is degrading because more people more pollution. More conflicts and war.]

The article by Dennis Dimick brings up some very good points about the increasing population. He states that with our current population of 7 billion people, we currently do not have enough food to eat. With the population increasing day-by-day, we will face more shortage in the future. He also brings up the issue of natural resources. We are currently using so much natural resources that we will run out very soon. The use of natural resources tend to increase with increase in social standing (wealth).

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,

Renowned environmentalist Lester R. Brown wrote about 10 Troubling Trends we’re seeing in in our environment and in our global ecosystem. His fourth point on his list, population growth, is one that has been an issue since the 1950s. As far as our population, urbanization, and industrialization goes, functionalists recognize that while it has been functional in creating a more effective, interdependent, and productive society, it has also been problematic. It has weakened social bonds and an absence of norms. We have began to lose our ability to function effectively. Even with our growth of large complex societies due to the population getting bigger and bigger. Brown’s ninth point on his list is the spreading of hunger. This is a direct

My view of the key challenges that my generation faces are: climate change, food security and health care. The rising temperatures and changing patterns of rain are forcing plants around the world to move toward polar regions and up mountain slopes. The animals that depend on them will be forced to move, and human development and other obstacles may block the migration of both. Global warming causes droughts to become more severe, with potentially devastating consequences for agriculture, water supply and human health. Extreme heat waves caused many deaths all around the world. Diseases and pests that were once limited to the tropics, may find hospitable conditions in new areas that were once too cold for them. Moving on to food security, which

The natural environment has been a subject matter that has prevailed for many years and is often symbolised within the appearance in artworks. For instance, both humans and animals are illustrated in cave paintings, which originated hundreds of years ago.

When populations being to rise, that rise is mostly seen in larger urban areas or in some cases, more rural communities. Often times, or even in the future, more rural areas are beginning to grow into smaller urban communities. When more people begin to live in more densely populated areas, the use of resources as well as chances of negative effects from disaster also rise. A big thing that government, religious, and even cultural institutions can do to aid growing populations is through education. This comes in the way of resource education as well as health and welfare. This can take some of the strain off government

problems and difficulties that can arise at various stages in our life time as a result of environmental

It stands to reason that the planet we live on has a finite limit of resources: water, air, and land. More people mean more industry, which means an increase in the resources we consume and the more emissions we produce. There is also evidence to support theories regarding human contribution to global warming and climate change.