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OVERPOPULATION: STRENGTH OR
WEAKNESS OF THE WORLD
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VOCABULARY
Word
Meaning
Urbanization
Physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change
Outbreak
A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
Impoverish
Make (a person or area) poor.
Flourishing
Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving.
Traffic congestion
Condition on road with increased vehicular queuing
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OVERPOPULATION can be described as a situation when a person or animal’s
number exceeds the expected carrying capacity.
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Evidence of the benefit of overpopulation to economic growth can be seen in the
economies of both China and India, which are economically flourishing despite their
large populations.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF OVERPOPULATION?
 One advantage of overpopulation is that as population grows, so does the information
economy.
 Overpopulation also creates more urbanization, which translates to economic
development.
 According to the Washington Post, overpopulation can be beneficial because the
more people there are, the more the information economy will grow. For example,
more people do more jobs, which causes innovation. People produce more art and
create more technology. According to an info graphic designed by Eye Candy, only
countries with high levels of urbanization reach significant economic growth and
income levels.
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 Overpopulation stimulates an improved standard of living.:
The bigger a population in a country, the bigger the domestic market of that country.
More people are able to work, which means that products are manufactured at cheaper
costs and labor costs are lower, which in turn make these products more affordable to
the general population. This creates economies of scale because volume increases and
cost per unit decreases.
 As resources become scare as a result of increased consumption, increase in price
of raw material is unavoidable. Demand, on the other hand has to be curtailed to ensure
that production costs don’t affect the economy. In other words, overpopulation promotes
correct pricing or raw materials.
 Better innovative technologies
With better innovative technologies, the increased demand for services and goods will
become patent because the pricing of raw materials will become more competitive.
Additionally, overpopulation provides labor in manufacturing and processing industries
leading to reduced prices of goods and services.
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SOCIAL EQUALITY
Overpopulation is also bound to re-examine traditional gender roles, bringing true social
and economic quality for women. In addition to social equality, more inventions are
inevitable to help solve the common problems that may arise due to the large
population. This can create more jobs, which improves the economy for the better.
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DISADVANTAGES
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DISADVANTAGES OF OVER POPULATION
1. More mouths to feed.
2. Lower standard of living.
3. Poverty.
4. Overcrowded cities.
5. Sickness and spreading of diseases.
6. Insufficient natural resources to provide adequate goods and services.
7. Inadequate facilities, such as housing, medical etc.
8. Problem of starvation and malnourished population.
9. Education facilities may not meet the requirements of the entire population.
10. Unemployment.
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1. Higher crime rate due to unequal distribution of wealth and insufficient financial
resources.
2. Environmental pollution. Trees are felled to make space for housing facilities.
3. Agricultural production is insufficient to meet the requirements of the entire population,
which results in higher prices.
4. Money is diverted to ensure that the population is fed, rather then carrying out
fundamental research.
5. Lower life expectancy.
6. People living in rural areas are not provided with employment opportunities.
7. Large number of people live in unhygienic conditions.
8. Birth rate is high.
9. Due to lack of proper medical facilities death rate is also very high. People succumb to
various diseases.
10. Child labor is common. To sustain themselves families force their children to work,
rather than send them to school.
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WAYS TO CURB OVERPOPULATION
Education
A lack of education, coupled with poverty, gives rise to a simple theorem in
impoverished classes: "More hands, more money".
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FAMILY PLANNING
While it may be considered immoral to enforce family planning on the world
population, educating and raising awareness about it can certainly help
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Tax Concessions
An effective method of controlling birth rates is making provisions in taxation that
favor families with none or a limited number of children. E.g., China, notably, has
put in place tax structures favoring smaller families and Chinese statistics
suggest that this system does, indeed, work.
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Sex Education
Sex education needs to be a mandatory subject in schools.
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These solutions are doable and incorporate macro-level as well as micro-level
authorities.
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TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION
#
Country
2000
Population
2010
Population
2014
Population
2050
Expected Pop.
1 China
1,268,853,362
1,330,141,295
1,355,692,576
1,303,723,332
2 India
1,004,124,224
1,173,108,018
1,236,344,631
1,656,553,632
3 United States
282,338,631
310,232,863
318,892,103
439,010,253
4 Indonesia
213,829,469
242,968,342
253,609,643
313,020,847
5 Brazil
176,319,621
201,103,330
202,656,788
260,692,493
6 Pakistan
146,404,914
184,404,791
196,174,380
276,428,758
7 Nigeria
123,178,818
152,217,341
177,155,754
264,262,405
8 Bangladesh
130,406,594
156,118,464
166,280,712
233,587,279
9 Russia
146,709,971
139,390,205
142,470,272
109,187,353
10 Japan
126,729,223
126,804,433
127,103,388
93,673,826
TOP TEN Countries
3,618,894,827
4,016,489,082
4,176,380,247
4,950,140,178
Rest of the World
2,466,012,769
2,829,120,878
3,005,478,372
4,306,202,522
TOTAL World Population
6,084,907,596
6,845,609,960
7,181,858,619
9,256,342,700
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Conversation
What is the situation in your country?
What are governmental efforts to handle the situation?
Are citizens actively participating to control the situation?
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