Consequences of over population

2. 4 TYPES OF CONSEQUENCES OF
OVER POPULATION
1. CROWDING
3. DEPLETION OF THE WORLD’S
NATURAL RESOURCES
2. FOOD SHORTAGES
4. DECLINING SUPPLIES OF
CLEAN WATER

3. CROWDING
Freedman (1975 in Sullivan, 1995) has
argued that crowding itself does not
have negative consequences.
Crowding is oftentimes associated
with other social conditions such as
poverty that produce increases in crime
or aggression (liddell and kruger, 1987;
Ehrlich and Ehrlich, 1990 in sullivan,
1995 ).

4. FOOD SHORTAGES
It is difficult to increase agricultural
production enough to keep with
population growth (kendall, 2003).

5. DEPLETION OF THE WORLD’S
NATURAL RESOURCES
This loss of biological variability, or
biodiversity, could have a negative
impact on the adaptability of the entire
ecosystem or word environment (Hess
et al., 1993).

6. DECLINING SUPLIES OF CLEAN
WATER
The diversion of streams for irrigation;
drying up of groundwater; and the
pollution of other sources has created a
scarcity of drinkable water.

7. T.Y.!