Overpopulation is associated with several
undesirable conditions as a result of the increase in the number of existing
human population. According to Carr
(2009) some of the other characteristics of overpopulation include:
undesirable conditions as a result of the increase in the number of existing
human population. According to Carr
(2009) some of the other characteristics of overpopulation include:
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Child poverty
Child poverty
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High birth rates
High birth rates
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Lower life expectancies
Lower life expectancies
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Lower levels of literacy
Lower levels of literacy
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Higher rates of
unemployment, especially in urban
Higher rates of
unemployment, especially in urban
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Insufficient arable land
Insufficient arable land
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Little surplus food
Little surplus food
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Poor diet with ill health
and diet-deficiency diseases (e.g. rickets)
Poor diet with ill health
and diet-deficiency diseases (e.g. rickets)
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Low per capita GDP
Low per capita GDP
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Increasingly unhygienic
conditions
Increasingly unhygienic
conditions
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Government is stretched
economically
Government is stretched
economically
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Increased crime rates
resulting from people stealing resources to survive
Increased crime rates
resulting from people stealing resources to survive
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Mass extinctions of plants
and animals as habitat is used for farming and human settlements
Mass extinctions of plants
and animals as habitat is used for farming and human settlements
References
Carr, D. (2009). Worries over a population explosion. Annual Review of
Political Science, 17(1), 225–249
Political Science, 17(1), 225–249
