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    Human overpopulation is causing problems like world hunger, water shortages, habitat destruction, increased use of GMOs and factory farming, overfishing, and global warming. All of these issues are the result of rising human populations exceeding the Earth's carrying capacity. As population grows, demand for food, water, and other resources grows but the planet has finite supplies. Some countries have implemented policies like China's two-child limit to address overpopulation, while others focus on reducing food waste to better manage resources. Overall, unchecked human population growth threatens global sustainability and affects not just humans but all species that share the planet's limited supplies.

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    Human overpopulation is causing problems like world hunger, water shortages, habitat destruction, increased use of GMOs and factory farming, overfishing, and global warming. All of these issues are the result of rising human populations exceeding the Earth's carrying capacity. As population grows, demand for food, water, and other resources grows but the planet has finite supplies. Some countries have implemented policies like China's two-child limit to address overpopulation, while others focus on reducing food waste to better manage resources. Overall, unchecked human population growth threatens global sustainability and affects not just humans but all species that share the planet's limited supplies.

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    Human Overpopulation

    By Natalie, Macy, Caden, and Caleb


    ● National Geographic magazine
    ● www.conserve-energy-future.com
    ● www.everythingconnects.org
    ● www.reference.com
    ● www.biologyreference.com
    So What is the
    problem?
    World hunger Water shortage
    If we start to run out of There is only so much water
    food and the population of on earth so eventually
    people grow, hunger can there won't be enough
    become a large threat. water for everyone.
    GMO’s
    Habitat destruction
    Gmo’s are genetically modified
    The growth in population will organisms. They are seeds and
    make it so we will need more plants that are changed in a lab
    living space causing us to tear to have desirable traits. There is
    down natural habitats not enough data to show whether
    this has a negative effect but they
    have become a necessity to feed
    the population.
    Factory farming Overfishing
    Overfishing is a form of
    A factory farm is a large,
    overexploitation where fish stocks
    industrial operation that raises
    large numbers of animals for are reduced to below acceptable
    food. Over 99% of farm animals levels. Overfishing can occur in
    in the U.S. are raised in factory bodies of water of any sizes and can
    farms, which focus on profit and result in resource depletion, reduced
    efficiency at the expense of biological growth rates and low
    animal welfare. biomass levels. Sustained
    overfishing can lead to critical
    depensation, where the fish
    population is no longer able to
    sustain itself.
    What causes all of these
    problems?
    All these problems we just talked about
    are caused by human overpopulation and
    the demand for food, water, and other
    necessary needs for life. Earth can only
    hold so many people!
    What is human overpopulation?
    A condition where the human
    population exceeds the
    carrying capacity of earth.
    Also resulting in consumption
    of natural resources (fresh
    water, land, and fossil fuels)
    at a rate faster than their
    rate of regeneration.
    Future effects of human
    overpopulation
    ● Global warming
    ● Environmental pollution
    ● Habitat loss for animals
    ● Intensive farming practices
    ● Consumption of all natural resources
    Who does this affect?
    Human overpopulation affects the entire planet. Not just humans but all species as well as plants.
    There are only so many resources in the world for everybody and humans using more and more
    takes away from all the other things.
    What are we doing Some countries have set child limits like

    to help? China that only allows 2 children while


    some are creating major food waste
    initiatives to save resources.

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