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Krishna : Yes sir, we also have Shyamu to do household work. He is just 8
years old. My parents are sending money to his parents but my
parents are sending him to the school too.
Teacher : Very good Krishna.

Tanya : What are the other factors, sir?
Teacher : People are bound by social norms and values In many communities
girls are married in an early age and this results in high birth
rate. Moreover, parents' desire to get son to secure their place in
heaven after death is another factor to increase population. This
causes poverty, unemployment and many more effects.
Krishna : What are effects of population growth?

Teacher : There are many adverse effects of population growth. Some of
them are:

The cultivable land will be decreased when it is used for
settlement. It can create food scarcity.
Shortage of medical facilities and services
Lack of educational facilities
Increased government debts

Increased number of illiterate and unemployed people
Air, water and land population increases
Increase in anti-social activities
A country cannot be developed as it will face many problems
Hari : Oh! There are so many negative impacts of population growth.
We should understand its consequences and aware the people of
our community too.
Teacher : Very good thinking, Hari, we all should work in it. We have limited
land and other resources to live and use it. So we need to maintain
balance between resources
Do You and then population, the only
Know According to world population we can live happily and can
Data Sheet 2016, the world get quality life. I hope you all
population will reach 9.9 billion understood the causes and
2050, 33 percent up from now. consequences of population
growth.

Students : Yes sir, we understood.

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