Is rapid population growth a cause of poverty or is poverty a cause of rapid population growth? It is a life long argument as to whether rapid population growth is caused by poverty of if poverty is caused by rapid population growth. In this essay I will try to analyse both sides of the argument and form a conclusion. Many people think that poverty is the cause of rapid population growth, there are many reasons for this. Firstly lack of education is a huge problem. It causes lack of knowledge to improve their life, therefore parents end up...
the rest of the world"s resources, as they diminish it is becoming harder to fight off poverty. Approximately thirteen million people in Britain, and 40 million in the USA live on or below the poverty line. 800 million people live in absolute poverty, and over half the population in the world live on less then 400 dollars a year. Proving that over population causes poverty.

Thank-fully, as you"ve seen Britain"s population is falling, making it a bit easier for us to stay wealthy, however, I think it is only a matter of time before we fall under.