Why Overpopulation is a Problem
Living in Arkansas, " the natural state" we don't really think of our world as overpopulated, but instead often wish there was more going on. We need to be thankful though. Did you know that if your standing on a street in India and you look into a home and notice that a kitchen fire looks brighter than normal it's probably not because of too much greese, but instead due to a burning child? Your probably thinking that sounds bizarre and how does this tie into overpopulation. Well as crude and barbaric as burning or cremating children in a kitchen may sound it happens all too often in the overpopulated country of India. If you are a hardheaded optimist you might be saying to yourself well that's in India where they're crazy, but you would have to be pretty crazy to argue that overpopulation in the U.S. isn't a problem. Considering the overcrowded classrooms, used up soil and agricultural resources, lack of energy and the damage done to the air and wildlife that we are surrounded by. So what I'm getting at is that from the Phillapenes to New York to Africa our world is being used for all it's worth. Not only will I speak about the problems with overpopulation far and wide throughout the wo
In result of this steadily rising population rate, India's population exceeded 1 billion this past May. According Christian Century, India's one billionth baby was lucky if it was a boy, because girl's survival rates are much lower. Girls in India are commonly victims of feticide, infantcide or later, forced suicide. On the other hand sons in India can generate prosperity in a family; that is if they aren't among the 110 out of 1000 that don't live to see their first birthday. A lot of infants have fatal encounters with diarrhea, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, and malnutrition. This most likely has something to do with the fact that in villages over http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/Pontchartrain/lakepont.html MELANGE: The Environment.- Why Sex Matters The direct effect that overpopulation has on our agricultural development isn't neccessarily felt by us, but of course we are effected.
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