3. It refers to group of organisms of
the same kind living in the same
place.
A number of people in a certain area.
4. Over population or rapid
population growth(RPG) carries
with it lots of problems.
Such as the following:
5. Food Shortage
Food production and supply
may not be sufficient for their
needs.
Food shortage may be even
become worst and lead to
famine.
6. Water Shortage
Places with large population are beset
with water shortage.
Housing problem
People build their houses along the
railroad tracks, riverbanks, or even
on sidewalks.
7. Air population
Sometimes, it results in smog-dirty air caused
from too many fuels being burned from
factories and vehicles.
Hand or poorly maintained vehicles emit lead,
iron, carbon monoxide and other pollutants
that are detrimental to your health.
8. Water pollution
Dirty water caused by chemical wastes
from
factories, insecticides, detergents, oil
spill from giant ships and household
sewage all contribute to water
pollution.
10. Garbage problem
Garbage accumulate but there is no
palace for their proper disposal.
Biodegradable as well as nonbiodegradable materials that are
scattered everywhere.
11. Unemployment
Population increases, job placement
becomes more difficult. Competition
becomes very stiff.
Unemployment leads to deprivation of
needs, which at its worst leads to
prostitution, robbery and theft
12. Diseases
Victims of diseases such as cholera, flu
and dysentery usually come from over
crowded place.
When diseases affects a large number
of people in a place at the same time
epidemic happens.
13. Lack of Educational Services
Public schools have no space for
more pupils, they lack rooms,
tables, chairs, textbooks, learning
equipment and even teachers.
14. Energy Shortage
More electrical energy is needed to run
our electrical appliances. But sometimes
we run short of energy due to the big
increases in oil prices.
15. Lack of peace and order
The more people there are in a certain
community, the more chances for people
quarrelling over food, water, jobs, and
other basic needs.
16. Poverty
It is one of the annual recipient of the
foreign aids for solving population
problem.
There is an increasing number of
urban poor in major cities.
18. 1. People are given population education.
2. Birth spacing
3. family planning
4. Seminars and film viewing
5. Sex education
6. Adults are taught wholesome forms
of recreation .
7. Unmarried youths are advised to
have delayed marriage.
19. 8. BIR allows couples to an exemption
up to four minor dependents only from
their Income Tax Return
