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"The United States and Canada have the highest growth rates in the developed world. The U.S. population doubled in fifty-six years from 150 million to 300 million (1950-2006)" (Mayda 68).
California is one of the top ten most populated states, and California as a fast rate of growth when it comes to population (Mayda 84). The U.S Census Bureau estimates that the current California population this year (2013) is 38,041,430, and California is the largest populated state in the U.S. "Based on the historical and current trends of the state, the population is expected to reach about 38.801 million people by the year 2015. This population would be a 2% increase from the current population of California" (worldpopulationstatistics.com).
Los Angeles is the largest city in California. Los Angeles has been estimated to have the population number of 3,863,839 and it has grown in the year 2012 by an addition number of 37,000 people (dof.ca.gov).
The world population is growing in numbers. Population growth is considered a concern because of environmental consumption. "Although the United States constitutes about 4.5 percent of world population, the country consumes about one-third of all processed minerals, 25 percent of nonrenewable energy, and creates about one-third of global pollution. The United States remains the world's largest producer of garbage and industrial waste" (Mayda 69). Because of humans direct impact on the environment, population growth is becoming a problem. The continued growth in the population means that there will be more environmental resources that will be used including nonrenewable energy. Environmental consumption do to population growth will have and impact in the future.
Do you think the rapid growth of the population will have a negative effect to our environment in the future? Earth is our home. Will our numbers grow so rapidly that earth will no longer be able to sustain us? I wonder.
References
(http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1/documents/E-1_2013_Press_Release.pdf)
Los Angeles is the largest city in California. Los Angeles has been estimated to have the population number of 3,863,839 and it has grown in the year 2012 by an addition number of 37,000 people (dof.ca.gov).
The world population is growing in numbers. Population growth is considered a concern because of environmental consumption. "Although the United States constitutes about 4.5 percent of world population, the country consumes about one-third of all processed minerals, 25 percent of nonrenewable energy, and creates about one-third of global pollution. The United States remains the world's largest producer of garbage and industrial waste" (Mayda 69). Because of humans direct impact on the environment, population growth is becoming a problem. The continued growth in the population means that there will be more environmental resources that will be used including nonrenewable energy. Environmental consumption do to population growth will have and impact in the future.
Do you think the rapid growth of the population will have a negative effect to our environment in the future? Earth is our home. Will our numbers grow so rapidly that earth will no longer be able to sustain us? I wonder.
References
Mayda, Chris. A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada: Toward a Sustainable Future. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. Print.
(http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1/documents/E-1_2013_Press_Release.pdf)
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