Population Explosion
There are now 5.8 billion human beings on the planet, and according to the U.N., the population of earth is expected to grow to around 8.5 billion by 2050. In a world that currently wrestles with such serious problems as global warming, the thinning of the ozone layer, increasing crime rates, toxic chemicals in our food, and starvation in developing nations, each of which is at least partially due to growing world population, it’s hard to imagine anyone opposing restraints on population controls. However, there are those that do. Governments in developing countries see contraceptives as a “bad” solution rather than a logical one. Overpopulation is like a big magnifying glass making little problems into big ones. Overpopulation is destroying our environment, lowering our standard of living, and generally degrading our quality of life. Overpopulation occurs when there are so many individuals in an area that the population must exist on their own resources. The resources necessary to their
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Some common words found in the essay are:
POPULATION EXPLOSION, fewer children, third world, developing countries, health care, reproductive choice, birth control, world population, enable women, women developing, global warming,
Approximate Word count = 701
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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