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    "The world’s population is predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050. Will we be able to feed everyone, what are the problems likely to be and what do we need to overcome these problems?” Undoubtedly food production is becoming a growing concern as factors such as the rapidly growing global population and changing diets within developing countries stretch current production techniques to the limit. The total global human population is expected to increase by 34% by 2050 with this growth occurring predominately

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    While there are plenty of infants being born every single day, do you ever wonder how the world will continue to sustain the growing population? The population of the world is continuing to grow at a dangerously, increasing rate. There are already at least 6.5 billion people on Earth. According to, Overpopulation ‘is main threat to planet’, the population is said to reach 9 billion by 2050. The overpopulation of humans is causing destructive impacts on the environment and a high demand for resources

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    situation to national notice in a remarkable synthesis of dramatic reportage and deep scientific knowledge.McCarthy, Michael. "The Green Movement at 50: Rachel Carson­­The Green Revolutionary." The Independent. 11 Jun. 2012: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 07 May. 2014. It shows that people are going to

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    Project Paper Abstract This research aims at looking how the revolution of global change will affect this world in the middle of the century. More attention will be paid to the second revolution; that is, resource management and to a limited extent, the technology. These forces shape our contemporary society and have a significant impact on our lives. As a result, future considerations are important because their future influences might not be the same as today. Our land, water, food, and energy

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    A Common Misconception Introduction A few centuries ago, the earth had a lot less inhabitants than it does today. This progression is attributed to advancements in technology and health care. However, as time passed this explosive growth began to work against us, and is now associated as a destructive force, which is currently plaguing the planet. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the fact that, overpopulation is not the primary cause of our modern day predicaments, but is merely a tributary

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    The world should stop its population from reaching 9 billion in 2050 by creating several laws ensuring that women have the average number of children of 2.1. This is important because in the future if/when the world becomes overpopulated, the quality of life itself will decrease. It is so extremely important to work to limit the world population growth because not only will the world become overpopulated with people, but the quality of those people’s lives will equal to nothing. Nobody wants that

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    POLS1301 Essay One Thomas Malthus 1798 An Essay on the Principle of Population, Chapter 1 Thomas Malthus was an English philosopher who lived from 1766 to 1834, An Essay on the Principle of Population, is one of the most influential pieces of writing in history. Not only did it help to establish the modern field of economics, it aided Charles Darwin on his regarding evolutionary science. Malthus’ core argument that runs a majority of the book is dedicated to the ‘Iron Law of Population’. This essay

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    Introduction Many factors contribute to the downfall of the ecosystem. As studies show there has been many changes made to the ecosystem of the years. While looking at the great scheme of things, the changes have been negative and steadily declining with time. Among those factors, over-population would be one of the greatest contributors. The growth of the human population has continuously been on the rise. It has been predicted that it will increase even more throughout the years going from 7.2

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    Iaian Singletary Dudek English IV H 2nd 9 March 2017 UNSTABLE URBANIZATION Between the years 2017 and 2050, “the United Nations projects that global population will increase significantly by nearly 2.5 billion people putting the global population at around an estimated 9 to 10 Billion people” (Jiang). In the near future it is predicted that the global urban population will nearly double if not possibly triple in size. Which will create a global imbalance in quality of life and put an even greater

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    Will the Environment Heal Itself?      The environment will heal itself, all right, but humans should worry how. The population explosion is causing damage at a faster rate than the earth's ability to recover, and the damage threatens to become permanent. Furthermore, when an expanding population meets shrinking resources, the results are starvation, poorer health and pitched competition for survival. Among other resources, the world has reached its limit in crop harvests, and is declining

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