Rapid Population Growth
comparative Essay
1152 words
Retrenchment as A Result of Rapid Population Growth
The size of population tends to exceed the environmental resources an area can sustain because of increased birth rate, lowered death rates and increased migrations. Consequently, the over populated world encounters global crisis such as global warming, depletion of natural resources, unemployment and slower economic development. A report from The Nation, talks of overpopulation in the world in the following manner.
“The earth circumference is approximately 24,900 miles, which caters now to nearly seven billion people. One and a half million are added every week.” (Shah, 2012)
Population, as aforementioned is altered by increased reproduction rate, which is due to early marriages and lack of knowledge regarding family planning and contraceptives. Moreover, with increased innovation and medical advancements death rates have fallen, resulting in higher life expectancy.
A new study that now appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine says in the first four years after Massachusetts instituted health care reform in 2006, the mortality rate decreased by 2.9-percent. That percentage is compared to similar populations in states that didn’t expand health coverage. (Stern, 2014)
However, this is only applicable to a limited extent, since underdeveloped and developing countries cannot provide sufficient, let alone substantial health care facilities to their inhabitants. Even in developed countries, health insurance laws vary and so does the priority given to health care, which act as a limiting factor in decreasing death rates. The same restrictions are applicable for early marriages; although a notable number of countries provoke their youth, especially women to embrace the concep...
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... the very issue of providing food. Since preventing overpopulation seems improbable for these methods seem ineffective, henceforth at least the problem of unemployment should be dealt with. More job opportunities should be given and ways of increasing job satisfaction should be implemented on so that people, too are motivated and encouraged to participate.
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Shah, Mowahid Hussain. Unemployment and Overpopulation. The Nation, 15th March, 2012.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the over-populated world encounters global crises such as global warming, depletion of natural resources, unemployment, and slower economic development.
- Explains that the earth circumference caters to nearly seven billion people. population is altered by increased reproduction rate due to early marriages and lack of knowledge regarding family planning and contraceptives.
- Compares the mortality rate in massachusetts after health care reform in 2006 to similar populations in states that didn't expand health coverage.
- Explains that underdeveloped and developing countries cannot provide sufficient, let alone substantial health care facilities to their inhabitants. the same restrictions are applicable for early marriages.
- Explains that global chaos and congestion has led to increased migrations which infiltrate countries with foreigners. a rapid increase in population strains the economy gradually but intensely.
- Explains that overpopulation has serious impacts not only on the country that is incapable of sustaining the increased number of people but also to the entire world.
- Explains that countries that are capable and willing to offer unemployment benefits to its people are strained with an increase in people entitled to these benefits. this increase puts a monetary burden on the government.
- Explains that economic issues like productivity levels and harvest loss tag along with unemployment. when less people are employed than receiving unemployment benefits, the government faces severe financial losses.
- Explains the individual and social effects of unemployment that result in further financialcrisis for the governing body.
- Explains that unemployment entails mental and physical distresses which are further worrying for ities. recovery from depression and related disorders requires heavy finance in the way of healthcare facilities.
- Explains that overpopulation has negative impacts on the country, but there are advantages that can be gained associating it with unemployment.
- Concludes that overpopulation has already dragged many economies to collapse, and if it is not prevented, the finite resources will eventually deplete.
- Describes the work citedeffects of overpopulation. 'studymode.com'.
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