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MLS 2A Group 3 Overpopulation- Edited
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OverpopulationPresented by:
Molly Pollin GamboaHillary Honey GenovesKatrina Myles Parreño
Claudine ProjilloIan Paulo CamachoMLS 2A- Group 3
OVERPOPULATION Excessive population of an area to th
e point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration
Thomas Robert Malthus was born on February
13, 1766 in Surrey
Died on December 29, 1834
Most well known work: 'An Essay on the Principles of Population‘
Malthusian Theory Malthus stated that,
the populations of the world would increase in geometric proportions while the food resources available for them would increase only in arithmetic proportions.
CAUSES Natural Increase- Higher birth rates
than death rates • Decline in death rate• Rise in birth rate
Older people live longer
Migration
EFFECTSPositive Effects
•More manpower
•No risk of
extinction
•Increase
innovation
•Higher demand in
industry
•More Taxes
Negative Effects
•Lack of Resources
•Waste Control
•Unemployment
•Infectious Diseases
due to
overcrowding
•Poverty
•Low income
Population Growth Rate the rate at which the number of
individuals in a population increases in a given time period as a fraction of the initial population
Top 15 Highest Population Growth Rate In the World
Rank Country Population Growth Rate (%)
1 Lebanon 9.73
2 Zimbabwe 4.36
3 South Sudan 4.12
4 Jordan 3.86
5 Qatar 3.58
6 Malawi 3.33
7 Niger 3.28
8 Burundi 3.28
9 Uganda 3.24
10 Libya 3.08
11 Burkina Faso 3.05
12 Mali 3.00
13 Gaza Strip 2.91
14 Ethiopia 2.89
15 Western Sahara 2.89
Rank Country Population in Billions
1 China 1.357 billion
2 India 1.257 billion
3 Indonesia 248.4 million
4 Pakistan 183.9 million
5 Bangladesh 154.5 million
6 Japan 127.3 million
7 Philippines 98 million
8 Vietnam 89.7 million
9 Iran 76.7 million
10 Turkey 76 million
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Population in Asia
Policy Recommendations
According to Malthus:• Positive Check in increase in death rate
• Negative Checkhuman effort in reducing the birth rate