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Human Population Issues

Human Population Issues. 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKbIidbyhk. #1 problem concerning the environment today = human overpopulation. Human Overpopulation. Basically, there are limited resources and an ever increasing population .

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Human Population Issues

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  1. Human Population Issues 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKbIidbyhk

  2. #1 problem concerning the environment today = human overpopulation

  3. Human Overpopulation • Basically, there are limited resources and an ever increasing population. • Limited resources includes (but not limited too): Food, Water, Energy, Adequate Housing, Technology, Adequate Infrastructure

  4. Human Overpopulation

  5. What could we do if we wanted to decrease population growth? In a free and democratic culture we could • Educate women and raise the standard of living • Have above and access to family planning (birth control) you set up a situation to encourage low birth rates – page 261 monkey book In a less free and friendly culture we could: • Decrease food production • Sterilize people • Slap governmental laws/programs on reproductive freedoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKNoJ2BzSRU

  6. 2.1 (important number) • If every woman has an average of 2.1 babies we will be at 0% population growth • What is the advantage of a stable population? • What is the advantage of a growing population? • Africa = 4.7 babies/woman • Australia and South Pacific = 2.5 babies/woman • Latin America and Carribbean = 2.3 babies/woman • Asia = 2.2 babies/woman • North America = 2.0 babies/woman • Europe = 1.6 babies/woman

  7. A Population Paradox • People in developed (well to do) countries have less kids than people in developing (less well to do) countries. • The resources currently available only allow a minority of the world’s people to live at a high standard of living. • As your standard of living increases so does the amount of impact you have on the planet.

  8. Is it equitable? • Social Justice • Is America exceptional and every other nation needs to look to us to see where they can reach if they really try? • OR • Are resources not evenly distributed?

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