Before the Industrial Revolution the average life expectancy was a low 35 years. Many babies died along with their …show more content…
Overpopulation has led to environmental damages i.e. deforestation as it meets some human needs. Deforestation provides raw materials for commercial use in order to sustain the people financially by creating jobs for them and they could also be used for firewood. Deforestation also happens because the land on which the trees grew will be used for a different purpose such as agriculture or housing for the continuously growing population. Overpopulation has also led to pollution because industries are manufacturing more and more goods every day to supply the increasing demand of goods from the humans, so the amount of emissions and industrial waste is increasing, polluting air and water amongst others, and causing major problems such an imbalance in the environment and damage to animal and human health, i.e. birth defects, cancers