It is said that the human population growing like never before due to the fact that every twelve years, one billion people are being added to the planet. At that rate, there is roughly 220,000 people added per day, and by the year 2030, we would need two earths to be able to sustain our lifestyle (Overpopulation: Causes). With the environment constantly changing, there are new problems that arise with it. As the problem we face increases, the need to be aware of our surroundings also increases. Though some only affect a small population of ecosystems, people are experiencing an abundance of environmental problems every day across the globe and it has taken over their lives. In order to stop or even slow down the process which is putting the
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This relates to the increase in lifespan, and the effective medicines is increasing the “chance of conception” leading to a rise in birth rate. The enhancement of medics throughout the world has caused the decline in the death rate and “the root of overpopulation is the difference between the overall birth rate and death rate in population” (Overpopulation: Causes). In order to have a stabilized population, the number of births each year has to equal the number of deaths.
Another reason for overpopulation is immigration. A lot of people are preferring to live in more developed countries, such as US, UK, Canada and Australia, where medicine, education, security and employment are better than developing countries (Overpopulation: Causes). As more people enter those places, it leads to a higher demand for food, clothes, energy and homes, and this is giving rise to shortage of resources. Although the overall population might stay the same, the density of it can be affected leaving those places too crowded. Lack of family planning is also a crucial part of this dilemma. Lack of education for the people living below poverty line can result in having little to no knowledge about family planning. Countries where people get married at a very young age tend to have more children, contributing to higher birth rate. In China, every parent is only allowed to have one child because they are aware
This relates to the increase in lifespan, and the effective medicines is increasing the “chance of conception” leading to a rise in birth rate. The enhancement of medics throughout the world has caused the decline in the death rate and “the root of overpopulation is the difference between the overall birth rate and death rate in population” (Overpopulation: Causes). In order to have a stabilized population, the number of births each year has to equal the number of deaths.
Another reason for overpopulation is immigration. A lot of people are preferring to live in more developed countries, such as US, UK, Canada and Australia, where medicine, education, security and employment are better than developing countries (Overpopulation: Causes). As more people enter those places, it leads to a higher demand for food, clothes, energy and homes, and this is giving rise to shortage of resources. Although the overall population might stay the same, the density of it can be affected leaving those places too crowded. Lack of family planning is also a crucial part of this dilemma. Lack of education for the people living below poverty line can result in having little to no knowledge about family planning. Countries where people get married at a very young age tend to have more children, contributing to higher birth rate. In China, every parent is only allowed to have one child because they are aware