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    Overpopulation Is a Growing Problem Essay

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    Overpopulation is a growing problem all over the world. This is a very important environmental issue and needs to be dealt with. This environmental problem is affecting many countries in the world, but mostly the poor and impoverished countries that don’t have the resources to help deal with these issues. It also affects the environment like plants animal life and air quality. When the population of people expands we need more natural resources from the environment, so we consume more then we can

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    overpopulation and population density When we think of population density most people aren't positive on this is actually means. In this essay, I will state why population density is becoming a problem in today's society and how this is having an effect on our environment, political, and economic state of countries. According to dictionary.com population density is "the number of people living per unit of an area (e.g. per  square mile); the number of people relative to the space occupied by them"

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    Analyzing the issues of world overpopulation The current population on Earth is around 7 billion people, statistics show that by 2050 the world will reach to about 8 – 11 billion people. If we look back on the progression of the world and its increase in population you will currently find that the world population is growing rapidly, this leads to the fearful effect of overpopulation. Overpopulation is the number of the existing human population that exceeds the capacity of the Earth. Progressively

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    STEP 3: The main reason and causes of overpopulation and how it affects us is the industrial revolutions and the two world wars( plus the other little ones in-between including the cold war and the Vietnam war) . This brought advances in other fields that made it a lot easier for people to do extraordinary things. During wars people want to outgun each other, so they spend massive amounts of money on development. These technologies will eventually filter down into everyday use. A Prime example of

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    Overpopulation in India The growing population in India is likely still increasing at a rapid speed. According to Taylor (2016), the overall India’s population was approximately 342 million when it obtained its independence in 1947. Moreover, (Phukan, 2014) states that the population of India has been growing quickly in around five decades to be more than 1.2 million. An increase in the population typically because the fertility rate is greater than death rate. It is due to several potential reasons

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    Overpopulation: Sustainability of Human Life Overpopulation, in my belief, is becoming one of the foremost problems facing human civilization. This complex, permeating issue will likely prove to be a problem of paramount importance for all people in the future. Overpopulation is a serious global issue that is often overlooked by most people. This is likely due to lack of knowledge and fast paced distracting lifestyles we embrace this day and age. While it is not a common problem or subject we speak

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    Stop Multiplying! An Overpopulation Crisis Have you ever heard the metaphor “packed in like sardines”? You could only imagine how uncomfortable it would be. Picture a couple. This couple has three children, and these three children each have a spouse and three children of their own. Now picture these seventeen people all living in one room. Would you feel a little crowded, maybe claustrophobic? How soon before panic would set in, and you find yourself needing space? Now imagine that even if

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    The Devastating Effects of Overpopulation   Imagine living in a world where darkness reigns continually due to a dense cover of toxic air pollution which blocks most sunlight.  Starvation and death from the lack of energy resources is widespread and the people who have not perished yet live packed together, in overcrowded communities surrounded by waste and filth.  This grotesque picture of future life on earth may seem far-fetched but with the continued rise in population and the abuse of

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    Everyone knows that overpopulation is a major issue; an issue is only going to increase over the next few decades. Every person should have a general understanding of this problem because it is going to affect everyone on the planet if it has not done so already. Many countries on our planet now are already overpopulated. In many third world countries, parents do not have enough money to feed themselves, let alone food for their own children. It is estimated that over one billion people wake up

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    escalating issue. The value of life and the environment are also being damaged. America is slowly becoming a pollution to this planet, therefore in order to continue living prosperous lives we must find a way to slow down the population rate. Overpopulation is defined as the condition of having more people than can live on the earth

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