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Danseco, Joselito Jr. E.

Palomares, Cedric Mathew


Environmental Science 1 – WFV-2
University of the Philippines - Diliman
July 18, 2008

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PRESENTATION.
THE PROBLEM
Rapid increase in world human
population poses environmental
degradation and abuse, deterioration
of human living standards, and
escalation of poverty.
DEFINITION OF RELATED
TERMS
Population
o Came from the Latin word “populus” meaning people.
o Group of organisms of one particular species.
o Have interbreed and live in the same place at the same
time.

Overpopulation
o A condition in which the number of people per square
unit of land area or density enlarges to a limit.
o Population that is too large and too poor to be
adequately supplied by scarce resources .
DEFINITION OF RELATED TERMS

Sustainable Development
o The condition at which the needs of many are being
met without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
o Using, conserving and enhancing the community’s
resources so that ecological processes are maintained
and the total quality of life can be increased.

Optimum Population
o The level of population beyond which the average
product in an economy fails.
o The maximum number of people that can be
supported with the existing resources.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES

Source: Lambert Dolphin. “World Population Since Creation”. Idolphin.org. July 31, 2007. July 10, 2008. <http://www.ldolphin.org/popul.html
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
The Size of Countries Based on Their Population

Source: “Size of Countries Based on Population”. GeoHIve. 2000-2008. July 10, 2008. <http://www.xist.org/earth/gen_popsize.aspx >
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
rank country area sq.km.
population
2007-07-01 est. 2008-07-01 est.
1. China 9,596,960 1,321,851,888 1,330,044,605
2. India 3,287,590 1,129,866,154 1,147,995,898
3. United States of America 9,826,630 301,139,947 303,824,646
4. Indonesia 1,919,440 234,693,997 237,512,355
5. Brazil 8,511,965 190,010,647 191,908,598
6. Pakistan 803,940 164,741,924 167,762,040
7. Bangladesh 144,000 150,448,339 153,546,901
8. Russia 17,075,200 141,377,752 140,702,094
9. Nigeria 923,768 135,031,164 138,283,240
10. Japan 377,835 127,433,494 127,288,419
11. Mexico 1,972,550 108,700,891 109,955,400
12. Philippines 300,000 91,077,287 92,681,453
13. Vietnam 329,560 85,262,356 86,116,559
14. Germany 357,021 82,400,996 82,369,548
15. Egypt 1,001,450 80,335,036 81,713,517
16. Ethiopia 1,127,127 76,511,887 78,254,090
17. Turkey 780,580 71,158,647 71,892,807
18. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 65,751,512 66,514,506
19. Iran 1,648,000 65,397,521 65,875,223
20. Thailand 514,000 65,068,149 65,493,298
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
510,072,00 World Land Area
0 In square
kilometers.

6,681,237, World
894 Population
As of July 10, 2008 at
11:50:00 PM.

~13 World
Population
Number of people per
Density
square kilometer

This seemed to be very small but we didn’t take into


consideration the “habitable” land area of the world.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
150,000,00 World “Habitable”
0 Land Area
In square
kilometers.
6,681,237, World
894 Population
As of July 10, 2008 at
11:50:00 PM.

~45 World
Population
Number of people per
Density
square kilometer
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
Factors Affecting Population Density
A. Physical Factors
1. Relief (the shape and height of the land)
• HIGH DENSITY: Low land (e.g. Ganges Valley in
India)
• LOW DENSITY: High land and/or mountainous (e.g.
The Himalayas)

2. Resources
• HIGH DENSITY: Areas rich in resources (e.g. coal,
oil, and wood on Western Europe)
• LOW DENSITY: Areas with few resources (e.g. The
Sahel)
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
Factors Affecting Population Density
1. Climate
• HIGH DENSITY: Temperate Areas since there is
enough rain and heat to grow crops, etc. (e.g.
Philippines)
• LOW DENSITY: Areas with extreme climates (e.g.
The Sahara Desert)

B. Human Factors
1. Political
• HIGH DENSITY: Stable governments (e.g.
Singapore)
• LOW DENSITY: Unstable gorvernments (e.g.
Afghanistan)
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
Factors Affecting Population Density
1. Social
• HIGH DENSITY: Groups of people want to live close
to each other for security purposes (e.g. USA)
• LOW DENSITY: Groups of people tend to be isolated
from the many (e.g. Scandinavians)

2. Economic
• HIGH DENSITY: Good job opportunities particularly
in large cities of developing countries around the
world.
• LOW DENSITY: Limited job opportunities (e.g. The
Amazon Rainforest)
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
Birth rate and death rate are the two major
reasons for population changes.

No. of childbirths
for year X
Crude Birth Rate = X 1000
Current Population

No. of deaths for


year X
Crude Death Rate =
1000 people
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
When birth rates are higher than death rates,
there will be an increase in the population.
Over the past 150 years developments in health
care and sanitation around the world have led to
a drop in the death rate. While birth rates have
dropped in More Economically Developed
Countries (MEDCs), birth rates are still elevated
in Less Economically Developed Countries
(LEDCs). Thus, the human population has grown
very fast.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Prolific Poverty
Poverty is a condition of
chronic deprivation and need
at the family level. 28
Poverty, is a major concern of
humankind, because poverty
everywhere reduces human
beings to a low level of
existence. Poor people lack
access to enough land and
income to meet basic needs.
A lack of basic needs results
in physical weakness and
poor health. Poor health
decreases the ability of the
poor to work and put them
deeper into poverty.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Prolific Poverty
At the present growth rates, the population of
economically developed countries would double in 120
years. The Third World, with over three quarters of the
world's people, would double its numbers in about 33
years.
This rapid doubling time reflects the fact that 37 percent
of the developing world's population is under the age of
15 and entering their most productive childbearing
years.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Increased Energy Demands
Increasing population
numbers and growing
affluence—at least for
some—have already
resulted in rapid
growth of energy
consumption. Over
the next 20 years, the
demand for energy
will grow more
quickly in Asia than in
any other region. The
fastest growth will be
in Asia’s developing
countries.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Increased Energy Demands
This increase in energy consumption will be fueled
primarily by economic development and changing
consumption pattern caused primarily of increasae in
population.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Unplanned Urbanization
According to United
Nations estimates,
the urban population
in Asia will nearly
double in the next 30
years. By 2030, more
than half of Asia’s
population will live in
cities—some 2.6
billion people. By
2015, the urban
population of Asia will
be larger than the
urban population of
all the other regions
of the world
combined.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Unplanned Urbanization
This rapid—largely unplanned—expansion of urban areas has
robbed many Asian countries of some of their most
productive agricultural land and has resulted in serious
problems of air, soil, and water pollution.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Global Warming
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Global Warming
In the 1950s, Asian countries produced about one-
fifth of the CO2 emissions produced by Europe, but
by the mid-1980s carbon emissions from Asia
surpassed those from Europe. If current trends
continue, carbon emissions from Asia will double
between 2000 and 2020. By 2010, Asia in will be the
leading producer of CO2 the world.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Freshwater Scarcity and Water Pollution
Today, Asia has the least fresh
water available per person of any
region. Water pollution is also a
serious problem, mainly caused by
the disposal of untreated sewage
and industrial waste, nitrates from
animal waste and chemical
fertilizers, and the intrusion of
seawater.
Largely because of widespread
pollution, one out of three Asians
does not have access to safe
drinking water, defined as a
reliable source within 200 meters
of the home. Polluted, unsafe
water causes millions of deaths
every year, particularly among
infants and young children.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Ruined Biodiversity and Habitat Destruction
Due in part to population
pressure, forests and wetlands
have been cleared and
drained, resulting in the loss
of an estimated 70 to 90
percent of the region’s original
wildlife habitat. Habitat
destruction and pollution also
threaten fresh-water and
marine fish and coral reefs in
the region.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Pressure on Land
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE
CONSEQUENCES
Pressure on Land
Asia faces the most acute pressure on agricultural land of
any region. Over the past 30 years, while Asia’s total
population increased by about 68 percent, the total area of
land under cultivation increased by only 21 percent—from
355 to 430 million hectares.

Throughout Asia, it is estimated that about one-third of all


cropland has already been damaged by agricultural
practices that are not sustainable. And every year, good
agricultural land is lost to industrial and infrastructure
development and urban sprawl. As a result, the area of
productive farmland may actually decrease in coming
decades.
SUMMARY

Overpopulation poses ominous effects on


one’s living standards and the ecological
balance of nature. Increasing number of
people living in the planet causes more
demand on the basic needs such as food and
shelter, thus pressuring their immediate
environment.
FINThank
you.

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