GEOG 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Herbivore, Overfishing, Global Warming
22 Jul 2020
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Overpopulation can interfere in various ways in the environment. Human activities such as overexploitation in construction, industry, agriculture, fishing, among others, lead to changes in habitat that are not always favorable. An overpopulation can establish an inordinate number of specimens of any species, such as plants or animals. One of the possible consequences that this can bring is the lack of food sources. Populations can be in balance from their own natural environment. However, human intervention makes the alarm go off. The migration of some species and the invasion of others can unbalance the balance in the environment. According to experts, in the year 2050 an estimated population of 9 billion people on the planet, compared to 3 billion in 1960. In developing nations, half of the populations have increased faster than their food source. Fresh water is becoming scarce, which is a major problem.
