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What is one reason that it is difficult to reduce population growth?
Environmental Chapter 9 Test
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Which region of the world is experiencing the biggest increase in population? | Asia |
| What makes it difficult to reduce population growth? | many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare |
| What is the number one strategy for slowing population growth? | educated women |
How can we reduce human population growth?
Reducing population growth
- Contraception.
- Abstinence.
- Reducing infant mortality so that parents do not need to have many children to ensure at least some survive to adulthood.
- Abortion.
- Adoption.
- Changing status of women causing departure from traditional sexual division of labour.
- Sterilization.
Why does it take so long to slow or stop population growth?
Question and Answer: Why Does It Take So Long to Slow or Stop Population Growth? The rate of natural increase of a population depends on birth and death rates, which are strongly influenced by the population age structure. Births occur primarily to people in the younger-adult age groups.
What are some causes of population decline?
The causes of decreasing the population are:
- Natural calamities.
- weak economic condition.
- High Infant mortality rate.
- Lack of health education.
- Lack of health facilities.
What are causes of population decline?
Results: The 9 most important identified causes for a decrease in population were litany (child mortality, maternal mortality, diseases burden, fertility rate, marriage squeeze, abortion, marriage age, high-risk behaviors, and badly supervised and neglected children.
What might cause populations to decline?
Causes. A reduction over time in a region’s population can be caused by sudden adverse events such as outbursts of infectious disease, famine, and war or by long-term trends, for example sub-replacement fertility, persistently low birth rates, high mortality rates, and continued emigration.
What are the disadvantages of population growth?
Disadvantages of high population density
- As the population increases there will be more chances for the exploitation of natural resources.
- Low Per Capita Income.
- Low Quality of Life.
- Environmental Degradation and Others.
- The number of unproductive consumers is increasing.
- Unemployment.
What are the 4 main challenges of population?
4 Major Population Problems of India
- Rapid Growth of Population:
- Disproportionate Gender Composition:
- Poor Standard of Living and Malnutrition:
- Unemployment:
How do you stop a population from increasing?
But the reproduction has also to be constrained to stop the population number from rising. If the population is not constant there are just two ways, overall, in which it can be stabilised: reduce the fertilisation rate, or increase the death rate.
How does rapid population growth affect the global economy?
Rapid population growth adds to these difficulties and undermines prospects for sustainable development, because governments must draw on scarce financial reserves or add to their foreign debt to meet needs. This in turn often prompts them to increase demands on their shrinking resources.
How can the population be stabilised?
If the population is not constant there are just two ways, overall, in which it can be stabilised: reduce the fertilisation rate, or increase the death rate. Suitable mixes of these options will also do, and our attention goes immediately to women and the pill, but (as we shall see) this is a narrow view.
Why should scientists care about population growth?
As scientists cognizant of the history of scientific progress and aware of the potential of science for contributing to human welfare, it is our collective judgement that continuing population growth poses a great risk to humanity.