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What is the biggest problem facing the world today?

By : Yvette Jimenez and Alexis Mello. What is the biggest problem facing the world today?. Overpopulation. What is overpopulation?. Overpopulation is excessively filling up the world with people, straining available resources and facilities. Why is this a problem?.

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What is the biggest problem facing the world today?

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  1. By : Yvette Jimenez and Alexis Mello What is the biggest problem facing the world today?

  2. Overpopulation

  3. What is overpopulation? • Overpopulation is excessively filling up the world with people, straining available resources and facilities.

  4. Why is this a problem? • The earth does not contain enough resources to indefinitely sustain the current population growth .

  5. Quotes • “The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and grandchildren are to have a good quality of life.”  -Alexandra Paul • “We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place. ” – Gunther Grass

  6. Video http://youtu.be/8ZWebYVPvlE

  7. Solutions • Promote more birth control. • Educating people on why this is such a huge problem. • 1 child per family law. (Like in China)

  8. Organizations

  9. Resources • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090418075752.h • http://ecology110armine2011sp.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/population-growth-and-its-impacts/ • http://www.overpopulation.org/ • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/overpopulation.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZWebYVPvlE

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