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Are we heading into a global food crisis that alsoeffects NorwayIs this a result of climate change 2 The world has a huge problemthat no one wants to talk aboutPage 6PopulationWorld Population A. American Rivers has also prepared a report stating which of our nation Water in the Chihuahuan Desert on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border is both crucial and scarce. As human settlements and populations grew, more and more water was diverted from natural resources t Suharsh Sivakumar. December 11, 2010. Cellular Automaton. A grid of cells where all the cells are governed by a common set of rules based on the number of adjacent neighbors.. As generations go by, the rules work together to show very interesting phenomena in the big picture. . DEVELOPING AN EDITORIAL ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?. T. he Public Policy Analyst (. PPA. ). Step 1: Define the Problem. Step 2: Gather the Evidence. Step 3: Identify the Causes. Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy. Case Study Number 2: Bangladesh. Where is it? . South East Asia. Famous for Bengal Tiger. Bangladesh. Resources at risk. Social and cultural factors. Effects of overpopulation. Effects of overpopulation continued:. Reflections on 7 Billion. Source: National Geographic Magazine, January 2011. Before the 20. th. century, no human had lived through a doubling of the human population, but there are people alive today who have seen it triple. Ecology. Ecology: The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.. Example problems that ecology handles. How do humans affect the atmosphere and contribute to global warming? . and International Development. To address Africa’s population issues:. end child marriage & keep girls in school,. meet the high level of unmet need for family planning & make contraceptives universally accessible. Global Issue Presentations . 2013-2014. What is the overpopulation issue?. “Man begets, but land does not beget”. -Cecil Rhodes. Increasing population. Decreasing resources. Population density. Population is higher than the carrying capacity. Chapter 68. Chapter summary:. Climate:. North Sudan = hot, dry climate, South Sudan = tropical climate.. Climate is changing in Sudan since the 1970s.. The country is suffering from severe drought.. Desertification (the spreading of desert like conditions) is increasing especially in Sahel regions of the country. Why might (not) the world face an overpopulation problem?. Reminder. All handouts due on test day. Demographic transition w/ pop pyramids on back. Interpreting pop pyramids activity. Demographic momentum. Overpopulation. Targeting the causes of biodiversity loss: Overpopulation control. Deforestation. Over-harvesting. Habitat modification. Household. Energy. Food. Human needs. To many humans. Wealth. Corruption. A country’s stage of demographic transition gives it a distinctive population structure.. Population in a country is influenced by the demographic transition in two important ways:. % of pop in each age group. Our Afterlives. Future . Generations. Overpopulation drives most of our problems.. Most people are in denial and will not even . say this politically incorrect word. !. 7.7 Billion. of us,.