ENG II

Section 1

I.

Spring 13-14
Causes and Effects of Overpopulation

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Jibran Ansari

Introduction
a. General Statements:
i. After about two centuries, human population has increased like never
before.
ii. Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the amount of
existing human populace surpasses the convey limit of Earth.
iii. This is causing problem not only in poor, undeveloped countries but
also in industrialized and developed nation.
b. Thesis Statement: There are many causes which lead to overpopulation which
in turn has many effects on the world.

II.

At the base of overpopulation is the distinction between the general conception rate
and demise rate in populaces.
a. Discussing overpopulation indicates that while there are numerous elements
that can build the passing rate for a brief period of time, the ones that expand
the conception do so over a long period of time.
b. The disclosure of agriculture by our progenitors was one variable that gave
them the capacity to maintain their sustenance without chasing.

III.

Developments in technology with each one impending year have influenced mankind
from numerous points of view.
a. Capability to save lives and make better medication for all.
b. Diseases cured due to the idea of immunization.
c. Science introduced better methods for generating nourishments.

IV.

On the other hand, most developing nations have large numbers of people who are
illiterate, live below the poverty line and have little or no knowledge about family
planning.
a. Getting their children married at an early age increases the chances of having
more children.
b. Lack of ignorance prompts them to avoid family planning measure.

V.

Overpopulation remains the leading driver of hunger, desertification, species

depletion and a range of social maladies across the planet.
a. One out of every seven people alive, go to bed hungry.
b. Every day, 25,000 people die of malnutrition and hunger-related diseases.
c. About one billion people lack access to sufficient water for consumption,
agriculture and sanitation.

ENG II
Section 1

Spring 13-14
Causes and Effects of Overpopulation

1044736
Jibran Ansari

d. Half of the worlds population relies on burning wood and dung for cooking
and heating.
e. More and more people live in these regions and have to travel further each day
to collect wood, and are often exposed to hardship and danger.
VI.

Overpopulation does not just affect the standard of living, but also the environment.
a. Each individual on the planet consumes up room, however space is required
for farmland and woodlands.
b. Individuals discharge squanders and contamination that stream into water
frameworks, and creature territories, contaminating water, and slaughtering
untamed life.
c. Numerous individuals cant bathe or brush their teeth in view of the status of
the water in their territory.
d. Woodlands are continuously torn down as additional wood and area is
required to backing our regularly developing populace.
e. The misfortune of these backwoods prompts termination of plants and
creatures.

VII.

Rise in employment and fall in economies are also after effects of overpopulation.
a. Fewer employments to help expansive number of individuals.
b. Contribute to a low GDP per capita.
c.

In an attempt to save the people from the starvation, the government will most
likely have to rely on foreign debt. This puts the country in debt and stretches
the governments already meagre resources.

VIII.

Conclusion: Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the amount of existing

human populace surpasses the convey limit of Earth.