1. By: Alex Collazo & Kameron Mack
Population Growth
By: Alex Collazo & Kameron Mack

2. Population Growth is...
The increase in the number of individuals in a population.
The rate at which number of individuals in a population increases in a given time period.

3. Population Growth Problems
Poverty
Lack of food supply
Spread of Diseases
Pollution in air and land
Crops being destroyed

4. Decrease Population Growth
Put prices on environmental cost and impacts. How?
Quantify the cost of additional family member by calculating taxes and cost of things.

5. Decrease Population Growth (Continued)
Age appropriate sexuality education for all students.
Convince leaders to commit to stabilizing population growth.

6. Health issues Starvation: Not enough crops
Disease: Crowded urban areas lead to the easy spread of bacteria.
Air and land pollution: More resources are consumed.
Ex: waste in landfills

7. Facts
The World’s population is growing at around 1.18 percent each year.
That’s 83 million people annually.
The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion people in the year 2030.

8. Facts (Continued)
China at 1.4 billion and India at 1.3 billion are the most populous countries on Earth.
About one quarter of the world’s population is under 15.