Human Population and the Environment

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This paper explains that continued high fertility rates and longer lifespans are creating an environmental problem. The author points out that, because of this growth, mankind strips the forests and reduces the natural habitat of the animals in order to make more room for human population expansion and businesses, dumps pollution, and is depleting the natural resources at an alarming rate. The paper concludes that mankind is beginning to explore these problems and is working toward solutions to reduce the strain.

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"Overall, the current world population is about 6.4 billion and is expected to reach about 8 billion in the next decade. That is a huge population increase. If we are currently strained over resources, how will we survive with another two billion people? Many say that the rise in human Population is not the effect of fertility, but the result of the inclining life expectancy. There are obviously conflicting viewpoints, which makes the problem harder to control. In wealthier countries, where hunger and health are not issues, people live longer. Life expectancy has continued to increase throughout history. During the Roman Empire, the average life expectancy was 22 years, by the Middle Ages it had risen to 33 years, and then by the middle of the 19th century it had increased to 43 years. In the early 1900s, life expectancies in more developed countries ranged from 35 years to 55 years, and now hover around 75 years."

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