Overpopulation In The 1900's

“We control every other species except our own.” (The Fresh Quote). Overpopulation is a big issue in society today, an issue that isn’t talked about as much as it should be. Everyone should be informed on the impacts they have on the planet we live on. In order to make people more aware of overpopulation, everyone should be more aware of the resources they use, how fast they use them and the affects they will have on the future. If the world’s population continues like this, we could be looking at another world war.

The Earth’s natural resources in the 1900’s were just beginning to be used in the everyday life. In 1900, the percent (on a per-weight basis) of non-renewable resources reached just below 60% and soared to almost 95% in 1960 and

There are more than 1.43 million unplanned births every year in the U.S. () About 3.5 billion people were added to the world’s population between 1950 and 2000, meaning we are taking up more and more space faster and faster everyday. With all these people alive and more being added every second, not everyone will have access to everyday needs. 783 million people, 10% of the world’s population, lack access to drinking water, but 2.4 billion people don’t have access to a toilet- more people have access to a mobile phone than a toilet or drinking water (). One cause of overpopulation is the decline in mortality rate. In 1900 there were 165 deaths per 1,000 births. Today there are 7 per 1,000. Sure, it makes families happier, but the world sadder due to less food and resources for others. Overpopulation is not the cause of many problems in the world though, but over consumption and inequalities in distribution of resources. The wealthiest 20% of people in the world consume 86% of its goods, the poorest 20% consuming only 1.3% (Schriever, Norm). The most growth in population will be in the poorer countries, trying to keep their family and their country from dying out, but because they are poorer, they don’t have the resources they need to remain healthy. If Facebook were a country, it’d be the third most populous in the world with

The effects of overpopulation will begin taking it’s toll on the world. Food shortages/starvation, easily spread diseases, water supply contamination, desertification, environmental damage, unemployment, rising conflict in territories. The lack of water will mean it’ll be in higher demand than it is today. Lower life expectancy because there will be less access to medical care, water, food and jobs. Extinction all over. If overpopulation continues, 50% of the world's wildlife species will die. Poverty means there will be lack of resources which mean higher death rates which will push families to have more kids to keep life going. Poor planning on both partners leads to unexpected pregnancies and reduced mortality rates are “delaying” the cycle of life. Immigrant’s will try to escape overpopulation only to contribute to it somewhere else. There will be a faster change in climate due to human activity. There might even be another World War in the near future. Soon countries will run out of the resources they need and will start fighting other countries for theirs. The people in the future will be forced to limit themselves. They will have to limit the amount of children they have, how much food they take in, how much energy the use. They will have to limit everything. There will be less land on earth for everyone and people will begin to starve. Though this all seems extremely horrible, there are potential