Day-7

UNIT -2 continue….
By:-
Resham Bdr. Shahi
Consequences of Rapid Population
Growth(RPG)
1. Negative consequences:

i) Environmental effects:
A. Imbalance in ecosystem
B. Climate change
C. Depletion of natural resources(air, water, forest, wildlife, minerals, land)
D. Environmental degradation
E. Ozone layer depletion
F. Depletion of aquatic and terrestrial life
G. Environmental hazards(natural and artificial)
ii) Socio-cultural effects:

A. effects on education
B. effect in cultural heritage
C. shortage of foods
D. effects in housing and clothing
E. lack of security
G. influence of western culture
H. effects into entertainment
iii) Health effects :-

A. Diseases
B. Malnutrition
C. Poor health
D. Lack of health services
E. Increase in death rate
iv) Economic effects :-

A. Poverty
B. Over use of economic resources
C. Poor saving
D. Poor investment
E. Improper use of resources
2. Positive consequences of RPG :

A. availability of human resources

B. chance of competition in socio-economic development
C. better use of resources
D. Conservation of natural resources
E. Management of socio-cultural problems

Population Management:
It is distribution of population according to the availability of natural resources’.
Place having more natural resources can support more population and vice-versa.
Measures/Methods of Population
Management/Birth Control :-
A) Indirect methods
B) Direct methods
A) Indirect methods:

1. Upgrading female status

2. Gender equality
3. Raising public awareness
4. Poverty alleviation
B) Direct methods:
1. Birth spacing 2. marriage at age

3, Use of contraceptive devices( males and females)