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Population

Population. The concern is whether the earth’s resources can support this rapid population growth. Population problems are chiefly those associated with size, distribution, and rate of growth. Population….

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Population

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  1. Population

  2. The concern is whether the earth’s resources can support this rapid population growth. Population problems are chiefly those associated with size, distribution, and rate of growth. Population….

  3. Controversy continues to rage over how to best limit the world’s population growth and whether this is even desirable or necessary. One view, common in many parts of the developing world, contends that the problem is poverty and economic injustice, rather than population. The counterargument has been around since Malthus: No matter how much we increase production or better distribute resources, our efforts will always be outstripped by the exponential curve of population growth. Population is the primary problem. Population Control….

  4. Debate also rages on how to best achieve population control. Contraception has been controversial for a very long time. Fertility rates in the United States and Europe did not decline simply because new drugs became available. There were also new attitudes about the role of women and about their place in higher education and careers. Population Control….

  5. Population Change of U.S. Regions Increase Increase in Millions in % 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 1970-2008 1970-2008 West 35 43 53 63 72 37 105% South 63 75 85 114 114 51 81% Midwest 57 59 60 67 67 10 19% Northwest 49 49 51 56 56 7 14% Based on Statistical Abstract of the United States various years and 2010; Table 14. Population Statistics….

  6. How Fast Is the World’s Population Growing? The Results of a Single Day Births--Add 381,000 Deaths--Minus 154,000 Population Increase—Equals 227,000 The Accumulating Increase Each second 2.6 Each minute 158 Each hour 9,480 Each day 227,000 Each week 1,620,000 Each Month 6,917,000 Each year 83,000,000 Based on Haub and Kent 2009 Population Statistics….

  7. BY THE NUMBERS: THEN AND NOW World PopulationWorld Population Living In CitiesNumber of Megacities 1800: 1 1800: 3% 1950: 1 Now: 7 NOW: 50% NOW: 21 In BILLIONS Population of southern United States 1970: 63 MILLION NOW: 114 MILLION Population of northeastern United StatesWorld Food production per capita 1970: 49 MILLION 1952: 100 NOW: 58 MILLION NOW: 162 Population Statistics….

  8. Women with broader life options chose to limit and space childbearing. They also tend to be healthier and to have healthier children. With more children surviving and more options for the future, the pressure to have many children as a form of “social security” also declines. Conclusion….

  9. Even when abortion is legal, in such situations, its rate may actually decline, as women make choices about family size in advance of pregnancy, rather than being pressured to seek abortion after conceiving. Worldwide, the fertility rate is expected to drop below the replacement by midcentury. Conclusion….

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