unit 7: world population

  Unit 7 Unit 7 : WORLD POPULATION : WORLD POPULATION  Before you read Before you read Work in Work in pairs pairs   . .   ! ! "!!# "!!# $ $ [...]... something about the world population? • Expert: Well,there are over 6700 million people in the world today,and the total is increasing at the rate of about 76 million a year.Eperts at the United Nations calculated that the population of the world could be over 7 billion by the year 2010 • Interviewer: Do all parts of the world have the same rate of population growth? • Expert: No,they don’t.The population is... 2010,the population of the world is will be over 7 billion • 2 He says that the population growth rates in some parts of the world are not the same.The population grows more quickly in some parts of the world than others • 3 According to the expert,the reason for a fall in the death rates is the improvement of public health services and medical care • 4 The problems population explosion causes to the world, particularly... are living into old age that the populations are being added at both ends Interviewer:I belive that the explosion of population has caused many problems for the world. Don’t you think so? • Expert: You’re quite right.The explosion of population has causesd many problems for the world, particularly for developing countries.Scientists say that if the population of the world continues to grow at this rate... have the same rate of population growth? • Expert: No,they don’t.The population is growing more qiuckly in some parts of the world than others.Latin America first,Africa ranks second,and Asia ranks third • Interviewer: Could you tell the audience what the main reason for the population explosion? • Expert: Well, I think the main reason is a fall in the death rates.This is due to the improvement of... solutions to the problem of overpopulation.The first is to educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more chidren.The second is to provide safe,inexpensive birth_control methods.The third is to strictly implement a family planning policy.And the fourth is to exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policies.Only in doing so can we have a better world for us and for your younger .   Unit 7 Unit 7 : WORLD POPULATION : WORLD POPULATION  Before you read Before you read Work