Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

By: Markus Sloth

Subject: Geography

Aim:

The aim of this report is to break the poverty cycle in Laos by controlling the population growth, and fingering out a sensible method for doing so.

What is overpopulation?

When people think of overpopulation they just think that overpopulation is an area heavy crowed with people and you can define overpopulation on how many people are living per squared mile. However I would say that overpopulation happens when the number of people exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment. Overpopulation is simply the ratio of population over resources. If there is 10 people but there are only shelter, food and water for nine people then the environment is overpopulated.

Important information about Laos

1. Communism
2. Many villages are only accessible by foot of motor bike
3. A calculated population of 6,217,141 (growth rate of 2.7%)
4. 236,800 sq km, ( 21% being forest)

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