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Overpopulation is the world’s most serious environmental problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

#overpopulation #world’s
The majority of
people
 consider
overpopulation
 the world’s most crucial issue. Personally, I agree with
this
 opinion and I believe that the problem of
overpopulation
 is very serious.
This
 essay will provide arguments supporting
this
 point of view. The question of
overpopulation
 is critical because it leads to other serious problems, the most important one of which is pollution.
People
 tend to use less efficient methods while extracting natural
resources
,
therefore
 causing pollution. One prime example is oil spills, the biggest one of which happened in 2008, in an oil extraction platform “Deepwater Horizon”, that has polluted considerable areas of water
resources
 and killed aquatic fauna.
People
 are forced to use more natural
resources
 as a direct result of
overpopulation
 since the more
people
 live on Earth, the more
resources
 are required to sustain those lives. Another reason why
overpopulation
 is a serious issue is the lack of food to support humanity. Agriculture uses a considerable amount of land as farming land to obtain food and requires lots of other
resources
.
This
 can be dangerous for the environment since
people
 cut down forests and convert them into farming grounds to employ for farming purposes which destroys local ecosystems.
For instance
, in Brazil, the rainforests of the Amazon are being cut down to be converted to farms and a unique ecosystem is under threat of destruction. Another example of a destroyed ecosystem is the Aral Sea, which has been lost due to the drought
as a result
 of a project conducted by the USSR to divert the waters of Syrdaria and Amudarya, the rivers that used to feed the Aral Sea, to support local farming. Agricultural development, if left unchecked, can easily prove to be a problem for the environment. To conclude,
overpopulation
 is indeed a serious ecological issue that has to be addressed urgently.
People
 are in need of food and
resources
, but agricultural activities or the extraction of natural
resources
 may damage the environment. If
people
 will fail to take control of their actions, the planet Earth may be damaged beyond repair.
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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