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Kirsty Parker 783506 April 2002 How far is Population Growth a "Major Global Problem"? Population and the changes that it experiences are important in explaining and understanding many other aspects of human life. For example population levels and population density are commonly used as indicators for development with lower figures considered to denote a more developed region. According to the 2000 revision by the United Nations Population Division "world population reached 6.1 billion in mid-2000 and is currently growing at a rate of 1.2 per cent, or 77 million people per year". With many nations struggling to support the existing residents and a large number of them being unsuccessful it is evident that this continuous increase in population is causing serious problems. This essay will look at where growth is occurring as well as examining the reasons why and how it affects the world as a whole. Population is measured using data from...

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