Overpopulation
and its Effects
on the
Environment
Group 4 Project
Dennis Owens
Dominic Ungson
Ciana Cobb
Shamara Shaw
Victoria Dudley
Haley Lazo
Blake Dodson
The Spread of Diseases
 Pertussis
 Avian
Influenza
Health Concerns Caused by
Overpopulation
 Increases
spread of disease
 Increase contagion
Overpopulations effects on
resources
 Deforestation
 Oxygen
 Oil/petroleum
 Water
 Food
Food Production
 Food
crises
 Lack of food
 To large of a population to feed
The Effects on Animal Habitats
 Land
destruction
Overpopulations Effects on
Animal Populations
3000 endangered species
UN predicts that 10billion by
2100
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