Question

Human population growth is becoming a huge issue in our world today. The reason that it is becoming a concern is because it has affected the economic, environmental, and social aspects of our world. In this discussion forum, please address EACH of the topics below as it relates to global human population. Please be sure to label each of your responses with the correct number (1 through 6) so that I know exactly what you are posting about.

1. What is the current population of humans on Earth?
2. Has population growth on Earth been steadily decreasing, increasing, or staying about the same over the past two millennia?
3. What events have impacted, both positively and negatively, the human population on Earth?
4. What changes have we seen in infant mortality over the past two millennia and what were the causes of these changes?
5. What changes have we seen in life expectancy over the past two millennia and what were the causes of these changes?
6. What factors do you consider to be the most threatening to the human population and our long-term survival on Earth?

Answer 1

1. THE CURRENT POPULATION OF HUMANS ON EARTH IS 7,713,468,100.
2. THE POPULATION GROWTH HAS BEEN INCREASING OVER THE PAST TWO MILLENNIA.
3. ADVANCED MEDICINE,MASSIVE CATASTROPHES,DEFENCE,LARGE MARKET SHOWED A POSITIVE EFFECT ON HUMAN POPULATION;WHEREAS POVERTY,UNEMPLOYMENT,SHORTAGE OF FOOD etc SHOWED NEGATIVE EFFECT.
4. GLOBALLY, THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST TWO MILLENNIA.CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS,SHORT GESTATION,MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS,SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME(SIDS),etc HAVE BEEN DECLINED WHICH LED TO DECREASED INFANT MORTALITY.
5. GLOBALLY,LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS BEEN INCREASED.THE DECLINE IN CHILD MORTALITY,IMPROVED PROGRESS IN HEALTH, WERE IMPORTANT FOR THE INCREASE OF LIFE EXPECTANCY OVER THE PAST TWO MILLENNIA.
6. a)RESOURCES EXPLOITATION b)HABITAT LOSS c)OVER-HARVESTING d)EXOTIC SPECIES.THESE FACTORS MAJORLY AFFECTS HUMAN POPULATION AND LONG-TIME SURVIVAL ON EARTH.