Our resources are becoming less and less as the world population grows. As we grow we build more and more and continue to use our resources. We cut down our rainforests and continue to use up our fuels.

This need for energy also contributes to world pollution. We release harmful gases into our atmosphere as we burn fossil fuels. The rainforest keep our air breathable and with out them we could not live. But these habits

This rapid growth will only make things worse for the future. The world population is expected to be around 9 billion in 2050. This will put an even greater strain on our resources.

Although world population is still a major problem it has improved ever since it has been identified. The global average fertility level is now at 2.7 births per woman, which compared to the early l950s, when the average number was 5 births per woman, is much better. Fertility is now declining in all regions of the world. For example, during the last 25 years, the number of children per couple has fallen from 6.6 to 5.l in Africa, from 5.1 to 2.6 in Asia, and from 5.0 to 2.7 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

At that time we may have run out of resources or over polluted the world, but we may have also developed new technologies to help us.

The only way to prevent this problem is to do it now. We need to educate the world in order to decrease our birth rates. As soon as this world problem became obvious there have been many good signs. Many counties have created programs to try and control their birth rates. They h

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