Population Growth Essay

In this essay, the author

• Explains how people are distributed over an area of land- people/square kilometer.
• Explains that sediments can make soil fertile and this is helpful as people can cultivate crops better (eg nile delta in egypt).
• Opines that harsh climate will be unfavorable for crops and living conditions because change in environment can affect lifestyles.
• Explains that technology refers to knowledge, skills, and tools people use to meet their daily needs.
• Explains that broad bases indicate a high number of young people- this means the birth rate is high and the population growth is rapidly increasing and expanding.
• Explains that narrow apexes indicate there are few elderly dependants and that the death rate is high (short life expectancy).
• Explains that narrow bases indicate a fewer number of young dependants, which means population growth is declining and the birth rate is low.
• Opines that large middle bulges indicate a large number of economically active people. this means that there is an active working population that can support the young and elderly dependants.
• Explains that broader apexes indicate an increasing number of elderly dependants in proportion to the young – this means the death rate is low (longer life expectancy).
• Explains that the population has a rectangular shape, with almost equal distribution at most age groups.
• Opines that this indicates a more very balance among the various age groups.
• Explains health care = immunisation, nutritional knowledge, availability of community hospitals, etc aimed at improving the quality of life.
• Explains that people in less developed countries are less educated and may be ignorant about family planning methods.
• Opines that deep-rooted traditional beliefs or religious beliefs – need sons.
• Explains that in some societies, sons are seen as carrying on the family name.
• Explains that sons can continue to work in farms unlike daughters who move out upon marriage.
• Explains that less developed countries suffer from food shortages due to the growing population may result in malnutrition & starvation.
• Analyzes the competition for housing, especially in cities of less developed countries, which do not have enough housing for their growing population.
• Explains that such settlements have overcrowded living conditions and do not have electricity, clean water & sanitation which will result in spread of diseases.
• Opines that with more babies born each year there needs to be sufficient schools to provide a basic education.
• Opines that less developed countries may lack the funds to build schools or hire teachers to educate the young.
• Explains that there is only a limited number of jobs available and this results in high unemployment rates and crime rates.
• Estimates 30 million new jobs need to be created in the world every year if every new person reaching working age is to have a job.
• Opines that more people means more resources are being used, which results in more waste generated.
• Explains that population growth refers to a change in population size.
• Explains that population density is a measurement of the number of people in an area. cities tend to have high population densities and areas like deserts and forests have low populations.