Preventing Overpopulation

By Tyler Leighton and Ashley Leonard

What is Overpopulation?
● condition where humans exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth
● will escalate current problems
Causes of Overpopulation
● High birth rate
● Low death rate
● Better Medical Resources
Negative Effects on Humanity
● Depletion of natural resources
● Lack of freshwater
● Famine
● Epidemics/Pandemics
Negative Effects on the Environment
● Climate change
● Loss of habitats
● Extinction of Species
Best Possible Solutions
● Policies and laws
● Tax benefits
● Improve education
● Improved birth control
Problems with Other Solutions
● Policies can be controversial
● Will cost a lot of money
● People may not use birth control
Our Solution
● Create an organization that helps developing countries by
○ Build schools
○ Provide school supplies
○ Improve teacher training
○ Push for equal education for each gender
Why Education
● Better education = low birth rate
● Better educated workforce = decrease in poverty
● Better educated workforce = economic growth
Fertility Rates in Correlation to Education
Fertility Rates Across World Regions
Implementation
● Countries with high fertility rates and poor education such as
○ Niger ( 7.57 kpw)
○ Somalia ( 6.36 kpw)
○ Mali ( 6.14 kpw)
○ Chad ( 6.05 kpw)
○ Angola ( 6 kpw)
○ Nigeria ( 5.59 kpw)

kpw - kids per woman

Niger
● Literacy rate of 15.5%
● 6.8% of GDP goes to education
● Unequal education between genders
Issues with Our Solution
● Terrorist groups in Africa
● Will take time for an impact
● Will be expensive
The End
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http://maps.unomaha.edu/peterson/funda/sidebar/chinapop.html
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539046/

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