Overpopulation Helen Pane, Kaitlyn Peters and Scott Loberg

Overpopulation 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 TIME Which continent do you think has the world’s fastest growing population?

CAUSES Exponential growth Advancements in health technology Exponential growth Advancements in health technology

QUESTION TIME What do you think some of the effects of overpopulation are?

EFFECTS 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

EFFECTS Limited resources –Fossil fuels –Water –Land area –Food Limited resources –Fossil fuels –Water –Land area –Food

QUESTION TIME How many hours a day do you think women and children around the world walk to get clean and safe water?

EFFECTS 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 TIME What do you think the worlds current population is at?

EFFECTS As the population increases so does war – % 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 – % 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

SOLUTIONS 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.

SOLUTIONS 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 TIME Do you think there should be a one child policy in the United States?

Conclusion 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

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