Population Growth

• why has population growth happened? - industrialisation

  industrialisation leads to mechanisation

  fertilisers on crops, improved machinery, irrigation
• why has population growth happened? - food

  improving access to food

  food security / surplus
• why has population growth happened? - share


  globalisation

  improved trading and sharing ideas
• why has population growth happened? - health

  improved access to medicine and healthcare
• Consequences of population growth - politics

  greater pressure on governments to provide for their people
• Consequences of population growth - environment

  increased pressure on the environment
• Consequences of population growth - health

  increased risk of famine and malnutrition
• Consequences of population growth - wealth gap

  greater differences between richer and poorer countries
• What does less supply in a growing population lead to?

  less supply leads to more demand
• carrying capacity


  maximum number of biological species that can be sustained by an environment
• Consequences of population growth on AC's

  AC's import food and subside farming to make food more affordable

  AC's can create food surplus

  plenty of food for the country is created
• Consequences of population growth on LIDC's

  LIDC's have a food deficit

  they struggle to grow enough to feed people

  LIDC's cannot afford to subside farming or to import more food