Hi readers! Today, we'll be teaching you about overpopulation and how it harms the environment. This topic also connects to our ongoing unit, Sharing the planet, where we are learning about finite resources. In this post, we are also going to talk about how we inspired younger children in our school and spread awareness too! Let's start with that:
We were invited by out third grade teacher, the people who played a big role to inspire us to write this blog. We actuallly started our blog in third grade! We prepared a presentation, and in groups of two. We taught 64 children altogether about how they can help with environmental difficulties. This was an amazing opportunity, and we thank out past teachers for choosing us to inspire the young minds of the future.
Now, onto overpopulation and how it harms the environment:
- Overpopulation leads to an increased demand for housing, food, and resources, which can lead, among other things, to deforestation.
- This can lead to soil erosion, water pollution, and other forms of damage that can have severe consequences.
- In connection to our unit, larger populations require more food, water, and energy, and consequently taxes the earth's ability to replace overused or misused resources.
- Overpopulation also depletes wildlufe to dangerously low levels
In summary, the fossils consumed, the resources depleted, the forests cleared, the heat produced, and the global warming caused are all repercussions of the fast-growing population.
Here are some images of when we were sharing about our blog:
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