Overpopulation in Asia

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Every year the human population grows, every decade it grows twice as much. In 2000, the global population was a little over six billion. As of the year 2014, the human population has grown over seven billion people. Although people live in different areas and are somewhat spread out, there are some regions where it is densely populated. A lot of problems can occur just because of overpopulation, for example there could be major environmental changes, a decrease in living space, which could lead to huge amounts of overcrowding. According www.slate.com, “John Beddington, the chief science adviser to the British government, has warned that by 2030 the interlocking trends of climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity may result in “major destabilization,” including street riots and mass migrations as people flee shortages of food and water.” This means that population growth could be a huge factor in what they call “major destabilization” and with the population already large by that year, many people will most likely try fight over food and water. Over time the world’s population has been increasing and has therefore begun to create major problems not only in countries with vast populations, but possibly the world.
The environment is slowly being affected by the huge amount of population. China, the country that holds the most population in the world, consists of more than one billion people. Due to the country’s vast population (as well as others), there has been a significant increase of pollution especially where it is located at. According to Edwards, “Desert already covers a third of China's territory, and an additional thousand square miles are lost to the advancing deserts every year.” This means that every yea...

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...han its low-fertility neighbors Spain (1.48) and Italy (1.4)” (www.slate.com). This shows that the birth-rate in other countries besides China, have also been decreasing because of its low fertility.

Works Cited

BOB, EDWARDS. "Profile: Overpopulation And Environmental Neglect In China Lead To Massive Dust Storms That Spread Across The Continent To Other Countries." Morning Edition (NPR) (n.d.): Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.
Jourdan, Adam. "Overcrowding on Farms behind Mystery of China's Floating Pigs." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.
"Overcrowded Apartments in Beijing's Downtown - China Price Watch - July 17,2013." YouTube. YouTube, 17 July 2013. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.
Patranobis, Sutirtho. "China formally loosens one-child policy, abolishes labour camps." Hindustan Times 29 Dec. 2013: Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 24 Feb. 2014

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