Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?
The population of Earth has exploded over the last 100 years. The planet now supports about 7 billion people, and this overwhelming number has many repercussions. Alternative energy resources and the costs of healthcare have become urgent matters. Questions about how to feed, clothe, and house a growing population demand answers. Poverty and overpopulation are no longer just problems for third-world countries but issues that need to be addressed in our own communities. Readers are presented with the many topics surrounding world population and the questions that experts are asking. Also highlighted are suggested solutions, some as radical as setting up colonies on other planets.
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Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?
The population of Earth has exploded over the last 100 years. The planet now supports about 7 billion people, and this overwhelming number has many repercussions. Alternative energy resources and the costs of healthcare have become urgent matters. Questions about how to feed, clothe, and house a growing population demand answers. Poverty and overpopulation are no longer just problems for third-world countries but issues that need to be addressed in our own communities. Readers are presented with the many topics surrounding world population and the questions that experts are asking. Also highlighted are suggested solutions, some as radical as setting up colonies on other planets.
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Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?

Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?

by Matt Anniss
Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?

Planet Under Pressure: Too Many People on Earth?

by Matt Anniss

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Overview

The population of Earth has exploded over the last 100 years. The planet now supports about 7 billion people, and this overwhelming number has many repercussions. Alternative energy resources and the costs of healthcare have become urgent matters. Questions about how to feed, clothe, and house a growing population demand answers. Poverty and overpopulation are no longer just problems for third-world countries but issues that need to be addressed in our own communities. Readers are presented with the many topics surrounding world population and the questions that experts are asking. Also highlighted are suggested solutions, some as radical as setting up colonies on other planets.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433986444
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Publication date: 01/01/2013
Series: Ask the Experts Series
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 11 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

A Ticking Time Bomb? 4

A Global Crisis 6

A Developing Crisis 16

A First World Problem 26

Radical Solutions 34

You're the Expert 44

Glossary 46

For More Information 47

Index 48

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