The Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 6
,Core Case Study: Are There Too
Many of Us? (1)
Estimated 2.4 billion more people by 2050
Are there too many people already?
Will technological advances overcome
environmental resistance that populations face?
Should populations be controlled?
, Core Case Study: Are There Too
Many of Us? (2)
Will growing populations cause increased
environmental stresses?
• Infectious diseases
• Biodiversity losses
• Water shortages
• Traffic congestion
• Pollution of the seas
• Climate change
Chapter 6
,Core Case Study: Are There Too
Many of Us? (1)
Estimated 2.4 billion more people by 2050
Are there too many people already?
Will technological advances overcome
environmental resistance that populations face?
Should populations be controlled?
, Core Case Study: Are There Too
Many of Us? (2)
Will growing populations cause increased
environmental stresses?
• Infectious diseases
• Biodiversity losses
• Water shortages
• Traffic congestion
• Pollution of the seas
• Climate change
