OVERPOPULATION

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OVERPOPULATION
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World Population Clock(Shows how quickly the
world population is increasing)
http//www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop
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• Although people no longer talk about a
  catastrophic population bomb, world population
  continues to grow. Unfortunately, the most
  affected countries are also the ones least able
  to support more people.

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• Nearly three-fifths of the 4.8 billion people in
  developing countries lack basic sanitation,
  almost a third have no access to clean water, a
  quarter lack adequate housing, and a fifth lack
  access to modern health services

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Drastic overpopulation causes economic problems
and creates slums
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• The world's population is expected to reach 8
  billion by the year 2020.
• Already, more than half the world's population--
  over 2.7 billion people--live within 60 miles
  (100 km) of a coastline

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• Rapid urbanization, especially in developing
  countries, will lead to more coastal
  megacities--cities with 10 million or more people
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• As coastal zones become more densely populated,
  coastal water quality will suffer, wildlife will
  be displaced, and shorelines will erode .

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Overpopulation causes environmental problems like
garbage. Or a source of food for the poor.
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• With only 4.6 percent of world population,
  Americans use about one-third of the world's
  processed mineral resources, and about one-fourth
  of the world's non-renewable energy sources, like
  oil and coal .

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More People More Energy MORE POLUTION
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Lets have a Debate

• Statement of the Problem Should governments
  limit the number of children a woman can have in
  her lifetime in order to solve the problem of
  overpopulation?

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Student Arguments For Govt. Restrictions

• Overpopulation needs to be dealt with
• Proven successful
• Limits population
• Helps less developed countries become
  self-efficient
• Improves standards of life for citizens by
  forcibly moving them along in the demographic
  transition

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Student Arguments Against Govt. Restrictions

• Human Rights issues are infringed upon
• Gender imbalance occurs
• Raises the number of abandoned and orphaned
  children.
• Un-safe measures begin to take place (abortions,
  unsafe contraceptives, etc...)
• Makes more thorough ways like contraceptive
  education less available

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Transportation Systems suffer from overpopulation
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50 million women missing from India's population
-- due to rampant feticide, infanticide and dowry
murders.
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Human Impact on Overpopulation
http//www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/overpopulat
ion/index.html http//www.nationalgeographic.com/
eye/ozone/index.html http//www.nationalgeographi
c.com/eye/deforestation/index.html http//www.nat
ionalgeographic.com/eye/floods/index.html
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Competition / Survival of the Fittest

• 3. Living space and food are limited, only the
  strong will survive to reproduce.

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Global Warming
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Famine
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Deforestation
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Pollution
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Effects of Urbanization
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The Spread of Disease
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Destruction of Habitats
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Project Ideas Poster

• Make a Poster that can be hung up in the
  classroom that will represent at least 4
  different environmental topics related to
  Overpopulation

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Write a Letter to your Congressman

• In your letter to your congressman you should
  address you concerns of overpopulation. Be very
  specific. Give your Congressman recommendations
  on how to combat this world changing phenomenon.

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Create your own website or POWERPOINT

• Be as creative as possible and discuss at least
  four aspects that relate to overpopulation.