The Negative Effects Of Human Overpopulation

Change can be a good thing. Once humans wandered the Earth, at the mercy of predators, available food supply, and the weather, while now many have heated homes equipped to protect us from the elements and well-stocked pantries. Medical advancements have helped eradicate once deadly diseases. However, sometimes these changes can be harmful, negatively impacting Earth’s atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Unfortunately, some of these changes typically work in a cyclical manner, one component dependent on the next and affecting the third, such as with increased populations dependent on food supply and this demand impacts the soil, environment, and overall biodiversity. On a simplistic level, population growth involves the difference

Furthermore, changes in infant mortality rates have increased the number of new inhabitants. Combined this has caused a human population explosion and a threat of overpopulation. Human overpopulation involves a connection between human inhabitants in relation to the size of a geographical location, which can involve locations as small as a village but also as large as a country, or even the entire planet itself. However, this relationship does not automatically involve the actual number of inhabitants or size of the location, but how these numbers affect the level of sustainability. A geographical location’s carrying capacity involves how many humans, living organisms, or crops can be supported without environmental degradation. Logically, the larger the number of people, the greater the demands on their surrounding environment, as there will be a need for an increased food supply, which means more planting and livestock, which further creates an overall greater environmental impact. Since 83 percent of the face of

Not only is 82 percent of the global population from developing countries, but with a growth rate 15 times greater than developed countries it is believed they will provide 97 percent of the population growth by 2050. For example, the global average of live offspring per female is 2.5, while some African nations average 7, or more. There are numerous reasons for these dramatic differences. Through the promotion of health and education, improvements in property and civil rights, and increased available options for women outside the home, deliberate limits have been placed on family size, through delayed marriages, birth control options, and even abortions. Although improvements have been made, families in many developing nations have limited access to family planning services and educational opportunities for women. These large population growths serve to increase needs and demands on regions that are already struggling to provide sufficient resources for their current