According to the latest information, it is estimated that there are about six or seven billion

people in the world. Most of them live in underdeveloped countries. Population is increasing
at a faster yearly rate in Asia, Africa, and Latin America than in other continents. The two
most populated countries in the world are China, India. Indonesia also belongs to the densely
populated country.
Population growth is controlled by the birth and the death rate. Centuries ago most
children did not live very long. They died at birth, as babies, or as young children. Death rate
at birth was high. Disease epidemic kills many children as well as adults. The death rate was
hight and the birth rate was low. Population growth was limited.
Limiting factors of the past, such disease and death at birth, have been changed modern
technology. Today, antibiotics, vaccination, and improved sanitation help control the spread
of desease. With modern health care, fewer people die young, and most children live to
reproduce. As a result of these changes, the death rate has decreased and the survival of
newborn has increased. The lower death rate and higher birth rate have caused the human
population to increase rapidly.
Indonesia as well as other densely populated countries, such as China and India, attempt
to reduce the birth rate. The government of those countries are working hard to assure their
people that by having a small family, they will promote prosperous country. The
governments of India encourages married men and women to be sterilizied so they can not
have more children. In China, families can be punished for having more than one child.
In about 1980 Indonesia had about 165 million people. Now it is estimated over 200
millon people. It shows us that population may soon outsrip the available food supply in this
country. If the number of people continue to increase there will not be enough food, house, or
jobs for the people. And so this lead crime, further poverty and poor living condition in the
country. It is the duty for teacher, doctors, and social workers to explain to the people why
they should have fewer children by using birth control method such as contraception, the
vasectomy, use of condoms, IUD’s, pills and sterilization. Especially for the teenagers, they
persuade them to postpone their marriage until at least the age of 23 for women and 26 for
men.
1. Where do you find the highest population?
2. What countries belong to the most populated countries in the world?
3. Why was the population growth limited centuries ago?
4. What was the death rate high centuries ago?
5. What things have controlled the spread of desease?
6. Why have the death rate decreased today?
7. What has made human population increase rapidly?
8. What does the Indonesia government do to reduce the birth rate?
9. What does the government tell its people if they have a small family?
10. What should teenagers do to support the family planning programmer?

1. Crowded together in great number. (paragraph 1)

2. Disease spreading rapidly among many people. (paragraph 2)
3. State of continuing to live or exist. (paragraph 3)
4. Become shorter, smaller, less.(paragraph 3)
5. Give or provide something needed. (paragraph 5)
6. Run faster than. (paragraph 5)
7. Regulate or prevent the birth. (paragraph 5)
8. Put off until another time. (paragraph 5)

1. Increasing
2. Yearly
3. Densenly
4. Limiting
5. Diseases
6. Fewer
7. Decreased
8. Increased
9. Rapidly
10. Assure
11. Prosperous
12. Punished
13. Estimated
14. Outstrip
15. Further Poverty
16. Vasectomy
17. Postpone