... these cases are proven to be in countries outside of the U.S. According to the United Nations development program 180 million children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition. The food that the poverty stricken eat is very poor in quality and is further reduced by parasites such as hookworm and ringworm, which can cause disease and even death. As a country ... is 45-50 year old and in American an Americans average life expectancy is 75-80 year old. So as we sit here in College with our automobiles, nice clothes, fast food and comfortable houses can we actually claim to know what ...

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... fifteen most important oceanic fisheries and seventy percent of the major fish species are now fully or over-exploited, according to. It is impossible for people to live without forests, food, and water. Yet the world's supply of these necessities is gravely threatened by thriving population growth. Another issue concerning population is employment. Some growth advocates argue that their economies ... Right now China contains 22 percent of the world's people but occupies only 7 percent of its arable land. This massive population growth places enormous strains on China. It threatens massiv...

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... have the knowledge and experience necessary to cultivate the land correctly and resort to using the method of >Slash and Burn= to clear the land. While this method may be fast and cheap, the cutting of the trees followed by the burning results in a loss of nutrients in the soil, leaving the land infertile. Farmers are then forced to move on ... clearing of land is called shifting cultivation. The quantity of tropical forest encroached upon, is also the result of the high demand for beef in the industrialized world. Large international fast food corporations have increased the demand for...

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