Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Question-Oct 1

1; What would happen to the human species when the earth reaches its capacity according to the article?
         According to the article: first, our habitat will be damage; second, our life cannot go on; third, there will have many starvation. (Paragraph 2) 

2; According to the article, how can people improve the issue of the earth reaching its carrying capacity?
         According to the article: first, people need to use our resources sustainable, and make sure it is balanced; second, people need to improve the food production and green revolution; third, people should consumed only what they needed. fourth, people can use technology to simply extract and use more fossil fuels,
3; According to the article, will technology help solve the problem of overpopulation on earth?
         According to the article: technology could not help us solve the problem of overpopulation on earth, because technology just to help us to find ways to make fewer resources stretch much father. 

4; What are other examples of restricting population mentioned in the article(e.g; famine)?
           According to the article :" the more people there are, the more inventors and advances in irrigation, agriculture, genetic engineering, pest control, water purification and other methods of increasing the food and water supply beyond what out habitat would provide normally."

 5; Do you think if the earth reaches its capacity more governments will need to limit the amount of children families have? How is that working for some countries?
           Yes, it is a effective way to control population.
           In China, each family only can have one child. If you work for the government or government companies, you will lose your job when you have second child. If you are not working for the government or the government companies, you will pay a lot of money to the government for your second child. 

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