Essays Tagged: "population explosion"

Persuasive Essay on Overpopulation

Persuasive EssayOverpopulationOverpopulation is becoming one of the most preeminent problemsfacing human civilization. T ... emely poor, the poorest of which live in absolute poverty and misery.One very serious effect of the population explosion is its detrimentaleffects on the global environment. Increasing amounts of food ... asingly larger, while the amountof available land will grow increasingly smaller.The affects of overpopulation on human society are many. Sufferingfrom a lack of resources, people are often driven to ...

(1 pages) 387 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

The Population Solution

ize at some point in the future. Discuss the conditions which can contribute to the solution of the population explosion.- The Population Problem Solution -'Let us suppose that the average human being ... e is 30,000,000,000,000 times as many people as there are living today. It may seem to you that the population can go up a long, long time before it reaches the point where there are 30,000,000,000,00 ...

(5 pages) 340 0 4.1 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The Role of the U.S. in the Third World in the Year 2000

must better utilize our dollarsspent on Third World aid. The questions of illegal immigration, the population explosion, andenvironmental issues will become vital to our future. With closer linkage o ... an take the dangerous journey to an unknown country to provide food for their families.Slowing down population rates of third world countries must be another priority.Empowering women in third world c ...

(2 pages) 48 0 4.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

China's one child policy

stablished by Deng Xiaoping, who was a Chinese leader at that time. Since China has been faced with population explosion issues, China's one child policy is to limit China's population growth. Basical ... ue to several reasons. First, there has never been any other case of the government controlling its population in social history. Thus, we hardly can predict what will actually happen after applying t ...

(4 pages) 95 2 3.4 May/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages in Europe was a time of growth and expansion, not only in terms of population, but also in terms of ideas. While the population in Europe increased from 38 million to ... nt, and religion caused almost every aspect of daily life to change.Many factors contributed to the population explosion in Europe, including increased security and decline of slavery. The most import ... or, however, was expansion of agricultural production, for without an ample supply of food, a large population could have never survived. Heavy iron plows, the three-field system, and the use of horse ...

(3 pages) 41 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Crisis In Morality

on "the problem of obedience", Professor Colin Grant Clark's commentary was about "the myth of the population explosion", and Reverend Father Gustave Martel spoke about "love and fertility". In this ... rvive". He believes that, the crisis is seen in today's world, especially due to the fact the world population is rapidly growing. This rapid growth may pose a "threat manifested in the intervention o ...

(3 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Demographic Transition

rowth, economically, politically and demographically. With the average rate of increase at 1.6% the population soared to a new level (Meyer, 26). The western world entered a new era commonly known as ... aby boom. As a precise example of the demographic transition model (DTM), the baby boom indicated a population explosion (Meyer, 27). In many developed countries the transition began in the eighteenth ...

(7 pages) 77 0 4.2 Feb/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

CHINESE MIGRATION

r forces that have shaped Chinese history, they are: a series of natural and man-made catastrophes, population explosion, political instability, and foreign intervention. The primary focus in this ess ... twenty to thirty thousand people and the migration of a large sum of Taishan people. (Magocsi,1999) Population Explosion In one estimate, China's population almost doubled from 200 to 250 mil ...

(7 pages) 31 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Population Preassure.

This 1700-word research paper deals with the politics of Global Welfare. How population growth affects politics. Population pressure is becoming an increasingly pressing challen ... e long run? How many people can Earth support? Evidence and common sense indicate that uncontrolled population explosion will result in further environmental degradation and domestic strife. These que ... tal degradation and domestic strife. These questions and challenges have been put at the top of the population and environmental agenda, resulting in serious political issues. If governments do not un ...

(7 pages) 78 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

DBQ 6: How did the fundamental changes of the 18th and early 19th century European economy affect the standards of living for the urban and rural working classes?

political shifts.Beginning in the 18th century, the nations of Europe saw an exponential growth in population, as pictured in Document 1. This population explosion put not only a strain on food sourc ...

(2 pages) 29 0 5.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Solution for National Water Issues.

e the earth for future generations. Focus needs to be directed at finding solutions for the current population explosion, expanding current resources in order for the earth to continue to provide sust ... g food supply through agriculture ingenuity, stabilizing climate change, and reducing Co2 emissions.Population GrowthPopulation growth and scarcity of resources to support this population growth is a ...

(9 pages) 18 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues