Overpopulation and Environmental impact

Learn about overpopulation & its environmental impact!

Use article 1 about overpopulation to answer the following questions. The current population is estimated to be... 7.6 billion 8 billion 9.1 billion 10 billion What is overpopulation associated with? The term overpopulation is used to describe a situation in which the world or area has a population so large that the people there are suffering as a result true false The causes of overpopulation include trends stemming from the spike in birth rate in the mid 20th century, and migration. true false Some of the environmental impacts of overpopulation are soil erosion and depletion. deforestation high levels of phosphates in runoff all of the above Only 4% of the planet's water is freshwater. true false One of the causes of global warming is increased fossil fuel use since the industrial revolution began. true false Deforestation is a key component of greenhouse gas emissions because forests store twice the amount of carbon dioxide than is found in the atmosphere. true false Article 2:I’m an environmental journalist, but I never write about overpopulation. Here’s why. Use this link to an article to answer the questions that follow. The population of our planet begins to exponentially grow between the years... 1500-1600 1600-1700 1800-1900 1900-2000 What doe sthe UN estimate the global population will be by 2050? 8.6 billion 9.8 billion 11.2 billion 12.1 billion The majority of growth will come from what countries? Pakistan, Ethiopia, USA USA, Congo, South Africa India, Nigeria, DR of Congo USA, Uganda, and Indonesia. According to this article, one of the best ways to slow overpopulation is by educating girls improving access to resources in third world countries. mandating single child families in countries where overpopulation is rising the quickest. improving access to goods and services like health care. What is meant by this statement in the article, "Tackling population growth can be done without the enormous, unnecessary risks involved in talking about population growth?" What other hot button topics is overpopulation and population control often associated with? xenophobia- dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries racism- prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. eugenics- the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable. all of the above Briefly summarize the two ways the article states that overpopulation can be controlled. Why don't journalists like to talk about overpopulation? Too many moral landmines Fear of being called a racist, xenophobe, or supporter of eugenics Touchy topic all of the above