The continued rise in the world's population is the greatest problem faced by humanity at the present time. What are the causes of this continued rise? Do you agree that this is the greatest problem faced by humanity

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Leading economists estimate that by 2050, the global
population
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will have increased by more than 7 billion. In fact, some people believe that right now, humanity's greatest challenge is regulating the growth of the world's
population
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. In
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essay, I shall expose the reasons behind
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phenomenon.
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I shall explain why I believe that it is indeed the greatest problem faced by
manking
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
mankind
During the twenty-
first
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century, the global human
population
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is predicted to mostly increase on the African continent. The main cause behind
this
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exponential growth in Africa is the development of new technologies which enable the
dowrise
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
dowries
doors
of diseases. Indeed, thanks to medical improvement, there are less and less children who die at a young age. It is known that African people tend to give
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birth to
birth t
birth at
around 5 or 6 children because it is a tradition.
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, populations in Africa grow at
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a very high rate
In my
opion
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
opinion
the rise of the world's
population
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is probably one of the biggest threats to mankind. We ought not to forget that on our planet we have very limited
ressources
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
resources
. The uprise of the
global
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globe
will have some drastic consequences. A significant amount of scientist
believe
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believes
that there will not be enough food and water for everybody.
Henceforth some
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Henceforth, some
people will die as there are too poor to
nourrish
provide with nourishment
nourish
themselves. The increase of the
population
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will
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require the construction of new houses and apartments.
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However due
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However, due
to the small amount of space on Earth,
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a
substantial amount of people will become homeless. In conclusion, many reasons are behind the growth of the world's
population
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. We could argue that there are potentially many elements at
steak
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
stake
with
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gloabl
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
global
trend. In my point view, if we want mankind to live in a noble and civilised way, we must immediately take actions in order to prevent
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tremendous increase.
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