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Overpopulation is the world's most serious environmental problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Overpopulation
 is indeed a growing concern in the developing world, causing many of the planet's environmental problems.
Although
 an increasing population does have a negative impact on the environment to an extent, the greatest problem is in fact caused by the way in which humans choose to live their lives. In the following essay, both these ideas will be discussed.
Overpopulation
 does have a serious impact on the world's environment for several reasons. An increase in population means more pollution, caused by more cars on the road, more factories, more farming and more household chemicals. Pollution is a significant environmental issue and it can have a serious effect on human and animal health.
Overpopulation
also
 means that natural resources are decreasing more rapidly. The modern world is consuming more than it can produce.
People
 are continuously buying more products and building more houses. Freshwater, oil and natural gas are just some of the resources which are in demand. Perhaps
overpopulation
 would not be an issue,
however
, if society changed the way in which it lived.
For example
, in order to help these environmental problems,
people
 could try to save natural resources by using less water or by consuming fewer products. They could
also
 try to reuse or recycle more. Pollution could
also
 be kept to a minimum if
people
 only bought organic food or tried to use their cars less. In summary,
although
overpopulation
 is a significant problem when considering the environment, it would be less of an issue if
people
 made certain changes to their daily lifestyle.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • exacerbating
  • finite resources
  • environmental degradation
  • biodiversity
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • sustainable consumption
  • habitat loss
  • family planning
  • renewable energy
  • technological advancements
  • resource management
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