The global population has grown exponentially from 1 billion in the 1880s to 7.8 billion in 2020, leading some to argue that overpopulation is the fundamental problem on Earth. The main causes of overpopulation are increased birth rates compared to death rates, as modern medicine has reduced mortality while living standards have increased lifespans. This population explosion stresses environmental and economic systems, risking issues like global warming, resource depletion, unemployment, and conflict. Controlling population growth through education, family planning, and if needed enforcement can help avoid problems stemming from an uncontrolled increase in human numbers.

1. POPULATION EXPLOSION
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2. ‘Population explosion means the exponential
rise in human population growth.’
The number of people in the world is increasing
rapidly rather like a giant snowball which not
only gets bigger as it rolls but goes faster as well.
The global population has grown from 1 Billion in
1880’s to 7.8 Billion in 2020.

3. In the words of David Forman :
“I believe that human overpopulation is the
fundamental problem on Earth today and , we
humans have become a disease called the
HUMANPOX.”

4. Here we will discuss the main causes of population
explosion:
. The main reason of overpopulation is the increased
birth rate than death rate. Due to increased health
facilities most of the born babies survive to adult age.
. Modern age has good control over diseases and
health facilities so, the death rate has fall during last two
centuries. Decreased death rate causes the
overpopulation to a large extent.
. The man of today enjoys more improved living
conditions better hygiene and sanitation habits , better
nutrition , health and education which leads to
increased life span of humans.
. Increase in immigration
. Unemployment
. Illiteracy
. Unprotected sex

5. Have you ever thought?
“Think of Earth as a living organism that is being
attacked by billions of bacteria whose number
doubles every 40 years . Either the host dies, or
virus , or the both.”

6. Technically, population explosion is the root of all
problems we are facing today:
1.Environmental effects
.Global warming
.Air pollution
.Ozone depletion
.Deforestation
.Extinction of wild life
.Land and soil degradation
.Climate change
2.Economic effects
.Illiteracy
.Poor health
.Unemployment
.Social crime
.Civil war

7. NATURAL SELECTION
“The human population can no longer be allowed
to grow in the same uncontrolled way .If we do
not take charge of our population size , then
nature will do it for us.”

8. Population explosion encourages a situation in which
poor kills the rich for food and this leads to a war of
hunger . To avoid people from war , hunger and famine
we should take certain responsibilities .There are certain
ways to control the birth rate:
.By the education of the people
.By different family planning measures
.By increasing recreational facilities
.By increasing employment to women
.By forced control on child production(if needed)

9. In Pakistan, there are different government
departments and NGOs which educate people to
control population.They provide free of cost all the
medical preventive measures to society to control
population.
At the end I will go with:
“Small Family , Happy Family”