Global Overpopulation: A Serious Problem

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The world can only be home to so many people before it exceeds its limits. The environment has a certain carrying capacity. A carrying capacity is the largest population an environment can sustainably support. This means that the environment can only support so many people long term before it has nothing left to give. With the human population expanding, the environment has to give more in order to support us. The extensive population demands more and more from both the environment and also from society. Global overpopulation is a serious issue in need of a solution.
Children cost a lot of money, and too many of them can result in unemployment and weakened economies. In the United States of America, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one child costs $241,080 to raise for eighteen years (money.cnn.com). This statistic was released in August of 2013. As of early May of 2014, America’s human population is around 322,207,000 people according to worldometers.info. China’s human population as of early May, 2014, is about 1,392,564,400 people also according to worldometers.info. China has the highest human population in all of the world and according to The International Statistical Institute is considered to be a developing country (isi-web.org). To raise a child for eighteen years in China, an estimated cost is near 429,100 Yuan (chinawhisperer.com). This is $68,828.93 in American dollars. The cost of raising a child in American, a developed country, versus China, and undeveloped country, is almost a $172,250 difference. This says a lot about how the two countries use their resources and shows the difference in their economies.
One of many problems with overpopulation is how it is economically harmful in countries and...

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