Question

Explain any five negative and positive aspects of large population?

Answer 1

Positive effects of Overpopulation

Defence: Large Population makes it possible to mobilize enough people to defend the integrity of the country in times of war and any other emergencies.
Increase in Labor Market: Increasing population ensures increase in the labor force. Lack of growth in the labor force will make a country static, retarded and gets to equilibrium at less than full employment level of the economy.
Large Market: Investors would like to invest in a country with a large population. As the population continues to grow so will be the growth in demand for food, shelter, clothing etc.

Negative effects of Overpopulation

Poverty: As a result of overpopulation, the available resources would not be able to do round and this will result to poverty in the country.
Unemployment: Overpopulation leads to unemployment, this is as a result of the number of people looking for job outruns available resources.
Social Problems: Overpopulation brings about social problems such as bribery, prostitution, armed robbery etc.

Answer 2

Defence: Large Population makes it possible to mobilize enough people to defend the integrity of the country in times of war and any other emergencies.

Increase in Labor Market: Increasing population ensures increase in the labor force. Lack of growth in the labor force will make a country static, retarded and gets to equilibrium at less than full employment level of the economy.

Large Market: Investors would like to invest in a country with a large population. As the population continues to grow so will be the growth in demand for food, shelter, clothing etc.