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Negative Impact of Humans: Overpopulation

Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 6.6.4

The Negative Impacts of Overpopulation

Humans can often have a negative impact on the environment. The human population is getting bigger. This is having a negative impact on the environment.

Loss of habitats

Loss of habitats

  • The growing human population is causing some animal and plant habitats to be lost.
  • A habitat is the natural home of an animal.
Natural resources used more

Natural resources used more

  • Humans are using more and more natural resources.
  • These resources are getting used up and soon there won't be any left.
Using more energy

Using more energy

  • As the human population gets bigger, we use more energy.
  • Because we are using more energy, we are contributing more to global warming and climate change.

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  • What is happening to the human population of the world?

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