1. Consider this definition of overpopulation: "...where there are more people than can live on the earth in comfort, happiness, and health, and still leave the world a fit place for future generations." 1
a. Do comfort and happiness mean the typical standard of living seen in developed countries or in less-developed countries? Should everyone in the world have the same standard of living? Why or why not?
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b. What standard of health is acceptable for the developed countries? Whose responsibility is it to achieve this end?
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c. Should citizens and private industry work to find ways to make the world an ecologically fit place for future generations? Why?
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d. When discussing overpopulation, should we think in terms of the world, the country, or the area?
Answer1From George Morris, 1973. Overpopulation: Everyone's Baby. London: Priory Press Limited, p. 24.
