LESSON 3 - OVERPOPULATION

HERE YOU HAVE A SUMMARY OF THE LESSON

DEFINITION:

Excessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration.

CAUSES:

• Decline in the Death Rate
• Better medical facilities
• Immigration
• Technological advancement
• Lack of family planning

CONSEQUENCES

• Enviromental problems (deforestation, pollution...)
• High cost of living
• Not enough water
• Not enough resources

SOLUTIONS

• Better education
• Make people aware of family planning
• New strategies for growing crop, producing and distributing food.
• Put prices on enviromental cost and impacts

Here is a super interesting video which summarizes the lesson. Hope you enjoy it!