Is it not possible to deal with overpopulation by moving people from more crowded regions to the less densely populated parts of the world?
This does not solve the problem of global overpopulation; it spreads it around. The global population is increasing by about 75 million annually. At this rate, it would take little time to fill up the less densely population areas. It is important to remember that regions with less human population are not empty, but are filled with a variety of life forms that enrich ecosystems and the biosphere. Growing human numbers are extinguishing species at a faster rate than the two previous major extinctions: the first one was precipitated by the coming together of the continents and the second by the impact of a large asteroid colliding with Earth. People in countries like Canada with a large land area and relatively few people tend to believe that they have no problem with overpopulation. These assumptions are based on a false premise that the potential for growth is equitable with the crude statistic of land area. The reality is that much of the land is barren and incapable of supporting a
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