population explosion.pptx

Population explosion
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INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION
CAUSE
IMPACT OF POPULATION EXPLOSION
THEORY
POPULATION CONTROL MEASURE

1. PRESENTED BY: NANCY MAURYA POPULATION CONTROL/EXPLOSION

2. Air pollution Water pollution Increase in food demands Deforestation Unemployment Poverty Increase in crime rates Sewage disposal and sanitation

3. MALTHUSIAN THEORY OF POPULATION GROWTH The theory was proposed by Thomas Robert Malthus. It explains that population grows in geometrical fashion.it would be double in 25 years at this rate. However, the food supply grows in an arithematic progression. Food progression increase at a slower rate than population.

4. CHECKS ON POPULATION People will die due to lack of food supply . adversities such as epidemics ,starvation , famines and other natural calamities will crop up which are named as positive checks by Malthus. On the contrary, there are man made checks known as preventive checks .

5. Famine Earthquakes Foods Wars Epidemics Late marriage Self control Simple living

6. MARXIST THEORY ON POPULATION GROWTH Karl Marx was a philosopher and the founder of modern communism. According to him: 》There can be no natural or universal law of population 》Population growth is related to economic system and both are inseparable 》To Marx poverty and unemployment were not due to increased population ,but due to capitalist system which failed to provide jobs.

7. POPULATION CONTROL SOCIAL MEASURES: 1}Minimum age of marriage 2} Child marriage restrain act of 1978 3}Raising the status of women 4}Educational development 5}Adoption 6}Social security 7}Political development

8. ECONOMIC MEASURES : 1} More employment and oppurtunities 2} Development of agriculture and industry 3}Standard of living 4}Urbanization OTHER MEASURES : 1} Late marriages 2}Self control 3}Recreational facilites 4}Publicity 5}Family planning

9. PURPOSE OF NATIONAL POPULATION CONTROL PROGRAMMES To obtain an accurate picture of the factors which contribute to a rwiuapid increase in population. to gain full understanding of human fertility and means of regulating it. to devise speedy ways of educating public. to make family planning counselling an intergral part of service in hospital and heath centres . Less overcrowding especially in coastal areas.

10. POPULATION CONTROL PROGRAMME: NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY 2000 NATIONAL FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME 1951 POST PARTUM PROGRAMME 1969 NATIONAL POPULATION COMISSION 2005