The Human Population

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The Human Population By some, the human population is viewed as an environmental problem. There are also those who do not view it as a problem. In my opinion the human population is not yet, but is soon becoming a large problem. This is because very soon we will run out of room and resources for the amount of people who will be living on this planet. Because the world’s population is increasing at a rate between one and two percent, we expect it to double within the next 35 to
70 years. At this rate it will be impossible to support every living being on earth. In fact, many people starve to death each day. Although this happens in America, this starvation most often occurs in third world countries. This is because these countries are under-developed and extremely poor, which is why they are called third world countries. These countries don’t have the jobs to support their citizens.
These citizens and their families don’t receive the support they need, so they are forced to live in horrible conditions.
Although these conditions are horrible and should be changed, I believe that there is a way to argue in favor of this problem. If the world is going at such an amazing rate, it is apparent that we will not be able to support all the people who are to be born and live on this earth. Well then theoretically do we not need a way to get rid of some of these people? I in no way condone mass genocide of peoples, races, or countries but this is a problem. The most obvious answer is to...

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