OverpopulationOverpopulation
Helen Pane, Kaitlyn Peters and Scott
Loberg
Helen Pane, Kaitlyn Peters and Scott
Loberg
OverpopulationOverpopulation
• The population is exceeding the world’s capacity of the environment to supply us with healthy living, water, a place to live, and necessary food to stay alive.
• The population is exceeding the world’s capacity of the environment to supply us with healthy living, water, a place to live, and necessary food to stay alive.
QUESTION TIMEQUESTION TIME
• Which continent do you think has the world’s fastest growing population?
• Which continent do you think has the world’s fastest growing population?
CAUSESCAUSES
• Exponential growth• Advancements in health
technology
• Exponential growth• Advancements in health
technology
QUESTION TIMEQUESTION TIME
• What do you think some of the effects of overpopulation are?
• What do you think some of the effects of overpopulation are?
EFFECTSEFFECTS
• Deforestation– When trees are cut down and
then reforestation does not occur
– The more the population grows there is a greater need for land and resources so people are cutting down trees to use them for houses
– 50,000 species of plants and animals a year become extinct due to deforestation
– There used to be 14.8 billion acres of forest and now there are only 8 billion
– Deforestation is also one of the causes of global warming
• Deforestation– When trees are cut down and
then reforestation does not occur
– The more the population grows there is a greater need for land and resources so people are cutting down trees to use them for houses
– 50,000 species of plants and animals a year become extinct due to deforestation
– There used to be 14.8 billion acres of forest and now there are only 8 billion
– Deforestation is also one of the causes of global warming
EFFECTSEFFECTS• Limited resources
– Fossil fuels– Water– Land area– Food
• Limited resources– Fossil fuels– Water– Land area– Food
QUESTION TIMEQUESTION TIME
• How many hours a day do you think women and children around the world walk to get clean and safe water?
• How many hours a day do you think women and children around the world walk to get clean and safe water?
EFFECTSEFFECTS
• Air pollution – The car
population has grown five times as fast as the human population
– Mercury, lead and carbon dioxide are released into the hair from cars
• Air pollution – The car
population has grown five times as fast as the human population
– Mercury, lead and carbon dioxide are released into the hair from cars
QUESTION TIMEQUESTION TIME
• What do you think the worlds current population is at?
• What do you think the worlds current population is at?
EFFECTSEFFECTS• As the population
increases so does war– 1970-1999 80% of all
civil conflicts that caused at least 25 deaths occurred in countries in which 60% or more of the population was under the age of 30
– An increase of people causes more shortages of food and land and people fighting over them
• As the population increases so does war– 1970-1999 80% of all
civil conflicts that caused at least 25 deaths occurred in countries in which 60% or more of the population was under the age of 30
– An increase of people causes more shortages of food and land and people fighting over them
SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS
• Education– Safe sex,
contraceptive options, make information and contraceptives available to places like Africa.
• Education– Safe sex,
contraceptive options, make information and contraceptives available to places like Africa.
SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS
• One child policy– 1979– Highly controversial– Tax on every child
after the first– Increase in sexism– Children go
unregistered
• One child policy– 1979– Highly controversial– Tax on every child
after the first– Increase in sexism– Children go
unregistered
QUESTION TIMEQUESTION TIME
• Do you think there should be a one child policy in the United States?
• Do you think there should be a one child policy in the United States?
ConclusionConclusion
• Educate people about sex• Supply contraceptives• Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Warren
Buffet donated money to different organizations
• Educate people about sex• Supply contraceptives• Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Warren
Buffet donated money to different organizations
Works CitedWorks Cited• Bibliography• Callohan, Christopher. Rainforest Deforestation. 01 May 2008. 9 November 2008
<http://kanat.jsc.vsc.edu/student/callahan/mainpage.htm>.
• Dewey, Arthur E. "One-Child Policy in China." 14 December 2004. 10 November 2008. • http://www.state.gov/g/prm/rls/39823.htm
• Eberstadt, Nicholas. "Doom and Demography." Wilson Quarterly. Winter 2006. SIRS Researcher. <http://sks.sirs.com/sgi-bin/hst-clean
• Francis, David R. "Fuse on the Population Bomb" Has been Relit." Christian Science Monitor. 21 May 2007. SIRS Researcher. <http://sks.sirs.com/cgibin/hst-article-display.
• Francis, David R. "How to SLow the Population Clock." Christian Science Monitor. 3 July 2006. SIRS Researcher<http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display
• Kinzer,Stephen. "After So Many Deaths, Too many Births." New York Times. 11 Feb 2007. SIRS Researcher. <www.nationalgeographic.com/after/deaths/manybirths
• Mason, Paul. Planet Under Pressure: Population. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2006
• Society, National Geographic. Eye in the Sky- - Overpopulation. 2006-2008. 9 November 2008 <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/overpopulation/overpopulation.html>.
• Zeaman, John. Overpopulation. New York: Franklin Watts, 2002.
• Bibliography• Callohan, Christopher. Rainforest Deforestation. 01 May 2008. 9 November 2008
<http://kanat.jsc.vsc.edu/student/callahan/mainpage.htm>.
• Dewey, Arthur E. "One-Child Policy in China." 14 December 2004. 10 November 2008. • http://www.state.gov/g/prm/rls/39823.htm
• Eberstadt, Nicholas. "Doom and Demography." Wilson Quarterly. Winter 2006. SIRS Researcher. <http://sks.sirs.com/sgi-bin/hst-clean
• Francis, David R. "Fuse on the Population Bomb" Has been Relit." Christian Science Monitor. 21 May 2007. SIRS Researcher. <http://sks.sirs.com/cgibin/hst-article-display.
• Francis, David R. "How to SLow the Population Clock." Christian Science Monitor. 3 July 2006. SIRS Researcher<http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display
• Kinzer,Stephen. "After So Many Deaths, Too many Births." New York Times. 11 Feb 2007. SIRS Researcher. <www.nationalgeographic.com/after/deaths/manybirths
• Mason, Paul. Planet Under Pressure: Population. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2006
• Society, National Geographic. Eye in the Sky- - Overpopulation. 2006-2008. 9 November 2008 <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/overpopulation/overpopulation.html>.
• Zeaman, John. Overpopulation. New York: Franklin Watts, 2002.
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