| opulation is defined as the condition in which the | | | | rapid industrialization. Industrialization is a good thing |
| number of organism exceeds the capacity of the | | | | but companies fail to meet the mark when it |
| habitat. It can be used in reference to human | | | | comes to waste treatment. This further increases |
| beings and the earth. Earth’s resources | | | | water pollution. |
| are limited. And most of the naturally occurring | | | | Increased population leads to more transportation |
| earth resources are non-renewable. We cannot | | | | and more communication. Vehicles and other |
| create more mineral nor can we create natural | | | | means of communication cause air pollution. |
| gas. Overpopulation may be directly related to | | | | Industries also have big ecological footprint which |
| size and density of population but it is defined | | | | does not mean good for human race in the long |
| keeping in mind the population and the resources | | | | term. |
| available to the population. | | | | Another problem of overpopulation is food. More |
| But the population of world is increasing day by | | | | and more land is being deforested for agricultural |
| day. Countries like India and China have already | | | | land. Artificial fertilizers are being used to produce |
| crossed the one billion mark. Resources are being | | | | more food. Artificial fertilizers have their own pros |
| shared by more number of people. This is leading | | | | and cons. And since we discussing the cons it will |
| to alarming rate of resource depletion. | | | | be fit to say that artificial fertilizers cause soil |
| Overpopulation is leading to urban sprawling which | | | | pollution leading to death of hundreds of microbes |
| in turns leads to the depletion of forest area. Flora | | | | and worms. This may sound trivial now but it the |
| and Fauna are directly affected by this. Hundreds | | | | long run our soils are losing vital qualities like being |
| of species are on brink of extinction which will lead | | | | self fertile. Food and water being the basic |
| to further decrease of forest area. Forest is the | | | | necessity will always be a problem if the |
| only source of oxygen. Decrease of forest and | | | | population is not maintained at an optimum level. |
| increase of population is not the right way to go | | | | One can go on and on about the problems and |
| in any sense. | | | | environmental issues associated with |
| Fresh water is vital for human beings. Rivers and | | | | overpopulation. Let us also throw some light over |
| in land lakes are the only source of fresh water. | | | | the solution. First step is being responsible. We are |
| But these limited sources are being used by more | | | | the world and if the world or the earth is lost we |
| and more people as population is increasing. This in | | | | have nothing. Better education can lead to change |
| turns leads to water pollution. Sewage treatment | | | | of attitude of the masses which will lead to birth |
| is still in project phase in most of the developing | | | | control and better treatment of waste material. |
| countries. Human waste and other by products | | | | We can start using renewable energy source and |
| are direct cause of water pollution. As the | | | | can recycle in a better way. |
| population is increasing the demand of the world is | | | | If all these steps are not taken soon |
| also increasing. This can be held responsible for | | | | extra-terrestrial settlement will be the only option. |