Population Growth Essay

According to the WellFlorida Council Marion County Community Health Assessment, Marion County as a whole is a predominantly White population of 81.5 percent, a minority of Black population at 12.7 percent, and Hispanics at 11.2 percent. 54 percent of the population is ages 18-64, 26.3 percent being age 65 and up, 19.2 percent is age 17 or younger (2015). The socioeconomic status that resides in Marion County is below the all-around Florida…

The country of Bangladesh is located in South Asia, as part of the Indian subcontinent. The country is broken up into eight divisions/states and within these divisions, there are 64 districts, 489 upazilas (sub-districts), and 4554 unions. With a population of nearly 163 million people, it ranks as the eighth most populated country in the world and is one of the most densely populated, as well. Two-thirds of Bengalis live in rural areas, and the median age is 26 years. According to the World…

The debate over the rights of immigrants or refugees remains unresolved and countries seem to be increasingly hostile towards these groups of individuals. Though the issue of immigration is often debated with emphasis purely on the economic effects of immigration, I believe that often the social side of immigration is forgotten. When we debate legislation, we speak about the jobs that immigrants might take, but we never speak about the way in which an immigrant’s family unit is affected by the…

[1] WHAT LED TO THIS INITIATIVE? Although New Zealand is an extensively developed country but the population is widely spread throughout. The population density (people living per square kilometer) varies comprehensively from around 500 in urban areas…

everything you made need or want all within a mile or two. This convenience can almost be considered as a luxury due to the time you can save by having all your shopping needs handled within a mile of your home. There is the consideration of the population density in the urban setting that could lead to more traffic issues in and around the residential areas, however this can usually be overlooked due to the overall convenience of having everything you need close at…

Peter D. Salins wrote this article to elaborate on how assimilation of the American style of living is beneficial for everyone. Assimilation doesn't always mean that when you come to a different country and adopt the culture of the new land that you forget about your original culture. Many people see this as a negative thing but in reality it's adopting a new culture as well as having your own cultural as well. Of course there's always going to be people that are against immigrants coming into…

Social Anxiety as a Product of Modern Society In Alain de Botton’s book Social Anxiety and the chapter “Equality, Expectation, and Envy,” Botton elaborates on some of the causes and effects of social anxiety in both the modern world and in history. Alain de Botton claims that we, as a modern western civilization, will never be contempt with what we have; and we will always strive to have more, which causes much of the status anxiety seen today. Botton explains that within the past 2000 years…

Every day thousands of people are leaving behind their home countries to move away for one reason or another. With each individual that enters into a new country, there are different challenges, new experiences, and new opportunities for them. Leaving behind everything a person knows can be very daunting and sometimes very difficult to assimilate to the new society. From young children into adulthood, everyone has had a desire to feel like they belong somewhere. The efforts to fit into a certain…

The effectiveness of Country park and special areas in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a small international city consists of 3 parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Despite being only a small place, a total of 24 country park and 22 special areas have been designated for the purposes of nature conservation. (Afcd.gov.hk, 2015) These country parks and special areas comprise hills, forest land, reservoirs and coast in all parts of Hong Kong, cover a total area of 44,300 hectares,…

The earliest inhabitants of America were hunter gatherers who migrated from Asia between 40,000 and 25,000 B.C.E. They adapted quickly to the environment. Their population grew to about 45 million in 1492 (Christopher Columbus arrived in America) and they were situated in the valleys of the Andes. Tribes of Native Americans spread across the land, depending on nature for food and shelter. In California, the mild climate meant that tribes there had plenty to eat, unlike the extremely dry Great…