Question 5.
How has the growth of world population affected the environment? Support your answer with suitable argument.
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Answer 5:
World population is growing at an alarming rate. It is growing by leaps and bounds, in the 19th century it was around 2 billion which went up to around 3.7 billion in the 20th century and since then, there is no turning back. Increasing population gives birth to the twin problem of poverty and unemployment. It cripples growth of a nation. With the rising population, there is an increase in the demand of the products but the supp remains the same. As a result, we face problems like inflation. The growing population also exploits the natural resources. It also puts four systems under stress. It results in lack of space and fall in the standard of living. Only awareness, thoughtfulness and education can bring down the population growth.
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The increasing population has had a major impact on the environment. ✔Increase in demand of electricity, water and other resources have led to decrease in their availability. ... Deforestation and logging down of forests is common these days due to increase in population which leads to more construction.