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The world’s most urgent problem is caused by over-population. Do you agree or disagree?

#world’s #over-population
Some people argue that a majority of pressing global issues are engendered by
population
 explosion. In my opinion, I completely agree with
this
 point of view for some reasons. One vexing problem worth mentioning is the chronic shortage of housing in many major cities worldwide, especially in densely populated areas in the city
center
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
centre
. The primary cause of
such
 an issue is the massive influx of rural migrants who flock to
cities
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the cities
 in search of better job or education opportunities. Exemplary examples include Bejing or Ho Chi Minh where government
have made
Suggestion
has made
 enormous efforts to combat the overcrowding issue but fall to gain a satisfactory result. Another problem is pollution and climate change, triggered mainly by the burgeoning global
population
. When many residents inhabit a place, their daily activities tend to do great harm to
surroundings
Suggestion
the surroundings
, either accidentally or deliberately.
For example
, households can dump their waste directly into lakes and rivers, or consume too many plastic bags, which leads to an increment in the landfill site whereas deforestation can increase the global temperature tremendously. Worse still, coupled with the ever-increasing
size of
Suggestion
size of the population
population
 the problem seems to exacerbate. Other global issues
such
 as food security, illiteracy or poor healthcare
are
Suggestion
is
 just amongst the many problems that are caused by the uncontrolled growth of
population
. If there were few people on
this
 Earth, food supplies can be sufficient to feed the
population
, or there would be enough schools for children to go to, and hospitals could adequately cater to the needs of patients when they are ill In conclusion, I totally agree with the view that it is over-
population
 that it is over-
population
 that triggers the many above-mentioned issues;
therefore
, actions should be taken to slow down
population
 growth worldwide.
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