Human Population Growth Issue
Visit the websites listed below and post answers to the following questions, elaborating on your opinions. The first link will have you find out the world’s population when you were born. Then, view the World Population video in the second link.
https://www.ined.fr/en/
https://www.ined.fr/en/
Read the postings by two students and challenge positions that differ from yours. In all cases, cite evidence from the web sites to bolster your arguments.
- Were you surprised at the current size of the human population or at its changes since your year of birth?
- After viewing the video, answer the following questions:
- How many people do you believe the earth can support without dire environmental damage?
- Should developed countries help slow the population growth of developing countries? If so, what sorts of methods should be employed to do this?
ALWAYS cite your sources in MLA or APA format.
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Human Population Growth Issue
Were you surprised at the current size of the human population or at its changes since your year of birth?
I was extremely surprised how the global population has changed since the year I was born. The world population was 5,579,260,000 the year I was born. However, it now stands at 7,597,180,000, an indication that it has increased by 1.36 times. This is an indication that the number of people has increased rapidly over the last 25 years.
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