We talked about the population increase that has grown almost exponentially since the 1800's.
This population growth is rather alarming. This growth is not in the more developed countries, it is happening in poor regions. My jaw almost dropped on the floor when our professor mentioned that 97% of the population growth is happening in Africa. If there is this huge population growth, that means that if there are much more younger people than the older population causing issues (one example: crime). These issues get even worse when this population growth happens in much poorer countries.
Example:
Population graph of Angola: http://populationpyramid.net/angola/2015/
Population graph of Western Europe: http://populationpyramid.net/western-europe/2015/
Go ahead and explore these links. I unashamedly looked at this sight for at least 20 minutes.
This also got me thinking. If the population is growing so quickly, what happens when it all gets just too much?
This graph above notes the amount of people that go hungry around the world and how much food aid is given to these people by a certain organization, The World Food Programme. This graph shows that more and more people are growing hungry each year. This is concerning, because what happens if the world just hits its breaking point and there are not resources enough for anyone? This "breaking point" is also called the Malthusian Theory.
Population will continue to rise exponentially, it will be interesting and scary to see what happens in the future.
Until next time,
Andrea
Graph URL:https://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/hunger-graphs
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ReplyDeleteI agree, it is very alarming to know that 97% of the population growth is happening in Africa. Interesting graph, also, I did not know the "breaking point" is called Malthusian Theory, though I have wondered what would happen when the world population grows beyond what the earth can handle. Seem we are headed towards this breaking point and we doesn't seem as though, as a society, we are smart enough to do anything about it.
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