In 1804, the world became populated with one billion people. Then one hundred twenty-three years later, in 1927, there were two billion people. By 1974, the number had doubled and the world population reached four billion. Recently in 2000 there was another two billion added, bringing the number to six billion people. With an average growth rate of 1.3 percent, the population is doubling every twenty-six years. (Third) Now more than ever, the population is growing quickly. The most effective way to control the world's population growth is to provide reproductive health education to developing countries.
With the world's population doubling, on average every twenty- six years, it is difficult for the earth to supply the resources that humans need and use everyday. The necessities are becoming harder to access. Food is one of the hardest necessities to keep updated. Many developing countries are located in parts of the world where the soil is bad, the weather is not consist enough to help with crop growth, and there is a lack of efficient farming equipment. Due to the soil lacking the minerals that is needed to grow crops, people have a hard producing enough to feed their families and to still have enough left over to sell and gain income for their families. This helps increase soil erosion. From a person using a piece of land too much, the soil that was once full of minerals loses its effectiveness and is not able to produce health crops. Once they use up all that land, they must find somewhere else to grow crops. This is where deforestation comes into play. Trees must be cut down to use that land to grow the crops on. This cycle continues on for many years. The weather patterns around the world vary from place to place. The northern and southern parts of the world are colder than the center of the earth that is near the equator. Over the years, people have learned to adapt to their climate.