The economic development from 1950-2000 affected the environment by the increase in population, industrialization started, and the shortage of nonrenewable Pollution, industrialization, and nonrenewable energy sources hadimportant affects on the environment.The most important issue that was worried about was the increase inpopulation. United Nation estimates suggested that the global population woulddouble to more than 10 billion by the middle of the 21st century. The areas where thepopulation would most likely increase are Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Whenthese country becomes too populated, it would put a big strain on their water, land,energy, and other natural resources needed for survival. . The increase in populationmeans that more forest and rain forest will be destroyed to make more room for thepeople to live. Destroying rain forests are bad because for example, the Amazon rainforest alone produces 40% of the world’s oxygen. Another important issue wasindustrializationThere are now a lot of industries around the world but even though there are somany, it is a big burden to the environment. The air, ocean, and the art becomepolluted by industrial waste product. The thin gaseous layer in the upper atmosphereprotects the earth from the dangerous ultraviolet rays of the sun. If the ozone layer isdestroyed, 200,000 people in the United States alone may die from diseases related toultraviolet radiation. The burning of gasoline and coal produces carbon dioxide that,over time, has settled in a layer in the earth’s upper atmosphere. This creates asituation know as greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a situation in which anexcess of carbon dioxide in the earth’s upper atmosphere lets the sun’s rays throughbut traps heat close to the earth’s surface. The scarcity of energy resources is also a bigproblem.Nonrenewable energy resources might run out. This might occur because of theincrease and dem...
