Question

1. What do you think is the ideal world human population size? Is this different than humans’ carrying capacity? Explain.

2. What policies or methods might encourage smaller families in developing countries? Focus on positive changes that encourage CHOOSING smaller families instead of focusing on government-mandated requirements.

3. In many developing countries, larger families are desired, while developed countries tend to prefer smaller families. What factors influence these decisions?

4. A declining population rate has its own problems. Discuss what issues may arise for the country as it transitions to a falling fertility rate.

5. Who do you think has a bigger role in curbing the effects of human population growth: the countries with high fertility rates or the countries with high consumption rates? Explain.

Answer 1

1. Unless and until the human population is not going to affect the ecosystem and the environment largely then it is good but at the moment when the human population is going to affect the ecosystem of the world and the natural discourse then this is not an ideal population.

Yes, there is some limited carrying capacity of this planet due to its limited natural resources because human beings are using the vast natural resources that severely affect this planet.

2. Some policies are as follows:

• By providing them economic stability.
• By educating them.
• By making them aware of the outcomes of large families and so on.

3. The factors are as follows:

In developing countries:

• People think that more number can earn more money,
• the Mortality rate is high in developing nation that's why they prefer more child so that one or two may alive,
• Most importantly, due to the lack of education and so on.

In developed countries:

• People are aware of the consequences of the large population size.
• People are educated and focus on the quality of life of their child rather than the number of the child and many more.

4. Yes, the decline of the population is also one of the concerns and some of the major problems are as follows:

• Affects the economy of the country
• Affects the overall stability of the country and many more issues.

5. The countries of high consumption rates have a bigger role in the curbing the effects of human population growth because they are affecting the natural resources more severely due to the high consumption rates that may be the reason for the decline of nature and environment largely.