The Population's Natural Resources

Economic growth comes form the use of natural resources. In the 1930’s, natural resources are what fueled the growth of the U.S. economy. The use of resources such as water, timber, coal, oil, and minerals were in very high demand. Even now there is still a market for these resources. The use of natural resources was very high in the 1930’s and the possible damage that the use of these resources was of little concern, or not even known at the time. In the 1930s the growth of the U.S. economy would become a burden due to the use of natural resources, how the resources were collected and extracted, and the impact that harvesting had on the environment. The main point of this article, is that the mass consumption and mass production is not always ideal.

Water, is a very valuable and necessary resource that, must be managed more carefully. Quantity-wise it is endless; all around the world there are many bodies of water. Ground sources, such as aquifers, as well as surface water, including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams. Because of its endlessness it becomes more difficult to manage it all. Clean water that is readily available, for developed and devolving nations alike, is a challenge. There are many factors that play into what can access water sources, and pollute it. Pollution of water is a worldwide problem that occurs too frequently. There are various contributors to water pollution including agriculture, industry, waste management, as well as naturally occurring

K.H. Connell, in his paper “Land and Population in Ireland, 1780-1845”, describes and explains the significant population growth in Ireland prior to the famine of 1845 and how the uses of the Irish land changed with the population growth.

Many populations, the majority being in Africa, face many water-borne diseases mainly due to pollution of water resources. The option then becomes to either drink polluted water or not have anything at all. Continual Human development such as population growth and industrial growth have further drained water resources, causing a shortage of drinking water. As a result, there are many conflicts over ownership of water resources and these lead to injuries or fatalities.(2) As mentioned before, this shows why it is so important to find a solution to the issue of water shortage.

Water scarcity is a huge problem and it affects nations throughout the Americas, including the country of Chile. Chile’s water supply was devastated in the 1980s with the pollution that would come from mining and irrigation projects alongside rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Chile has made it a clear point to turn around and to help and save their water supply and live in a pollution free environment. Chile is affected by water scarcity because it is one of the driest and most heavily populated places in the world, it has a lot of pollution, but has promised to stay cleaner and try to use the water in a smarter way.

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure,” and there are about 750 million peop6le who would support him on that statement. Is it fair that the people who do not have clean water to drink, or wash with everyday must use water that is contaminated with copper, lead, nickel and selenium? For an example, take Canada and India. Two very different countries, from opposite sides of the world. They barely have any similarities, especially when it comes to the amount of clean water, the purity of the water they do have, and how those countries work towards conserving this natural resource. Although both countries are amongst the top ten amount of renewable water available to their citizens, they highly differ when it comes to what they do with it.

Arizona has and had a lot of natural resources. It has metal, crops, timber, and sand and gravel. The metal is mainly copper, silver, and gold.

Africa is one country that has one of the biggest water problems. Africa’s water is very toxic due to the many human bodies being thrown into it Janjaweed militia fighting against the native tribes of Africa. Africans are then drinking and cooking with this contaminated water. In Africa, they do not have plumbing, so their sewer gets mixed into the water that they drink which then causes it to be unsafe. Consequently, three hundred thousand children are dying everyday because of contaminated water. Eighty five percent of diseases in Africa are caused by waterborne illness. Africa has a huge water pollution problem, many people are dying from their water.

Togolese people wash themselves in contaminated water, there food is cooked in contaminated water and everyday under a sweltering sun they drink contaminated water.

This paper uses the terms natural resource(s), resource(s), and reserve(s) in many different contexts. Please use care when interpreting their usage and context.

In regions with low supply of fresh water, higher priority is given to high revenue generating activities (pg. 49). So if you have money, you’ll get all the water you want while others don’t. The ramifications of this are that the poor people are left with insufficient water for drinking and hygiene leading to dehydration and health problems. Also often the nonhuman consumers are overlooked – such as the flora and fauna of the region – and there aren’t enough water allocated to them which in time leads to the land drying up and causing wild

This impacts the economy as well because it reduces the work force. Also as population increases, clean drinking water decreases. Only 47% of people who live south of the sahara have safe drinking water. Although industry can cause this much pollution it is not the leading cause of water pollution in africa. The leading cause of watter pollution is natural problems such as snails, worms, insect larvae, and other parasites. These organisms cause water bourne diseases which reduce life expectancy, lessen the quality of life, and decrease economic growth. Polluted water harms the fishing industry. Water pollution also occurs when there are oil spills(there is an average of two oil spills a day in

Around the world there are many inequalities which can affect ones happiness, health and prosperity in life. One inequality affecting peoples well-being is the inequality of water. Water inequality is a result of many factors and indicators such as which has been impacted by multiple factors such as pollution, high population rates, geographical barriers and climate change. A massive factor in the inequalities of water is the pollution, up to 90% of waste water in developing countries flows untreated into rivers, lakes and highly productive coastal zones, threatening health, food security and access to safe drinking and bathing water. Another factor is high population rate, every year the demand for water has been increasing. Due to the increased

Water is a scarce resource in South Africa, making the countries rural citizens highly dependent on rivers, dams and underground water as a water supply. The countries increasing population has seen an increase in the demand for water but also a decrease in its accessibility. This is because an increase in population also increases the rate of pollution of water. Through estimation, it is said that South Africa’s population will have doubled by the year 2025, thus further endangering the quality of water in South Africa. (Staff Writer, 2015)

The rural populace in the Niger Delta mainly practice fishing and subsistence farming, but during floods, which lasts for over half of the year in some areas the waters are usually contaminated which negatively affects marine life; with the waters unable to sustain vegetation due to petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants. Drinking water is scarce and in the dry season, water is usually not available which also increases the risk of water borne diseases. The inhabitants of the area also experience scorching heat daily from gas flaring which is also detrimental to the health of the people (Chukwuezi, 2006:4).