The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

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Identifikator:: 1775636852

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-164018

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Author:: Knibbs, George Handley http://d-nb.info/gnd/1045010944

Title:: The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Ernest Benn Limited

Year of publication:: (1928)

Scope:: 131 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Distribution of the world's population

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DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD’S POPULATION 23 varies greatly. The differences, however, are not by any means solely due to the physical differences of that surface. They are affected by the degree of civilisa- tion attained, by the capacity for civilised life, by the prevailing standards-of-living, and by the nature of human activities. Japan and her dependencies have no less than 320 per square mile; British India has 226; Ceylon has 198; Tongking has 182. These are instances where the standards-of-living do not make great demands upon the natural resources of the territory. The very elementary wants of the inhabitants make it possible for large numbers to occupy very small areas, a common phenomenon in China, India and Japan. When a comprehensive survey of the densities of existing human populations is made, it becomes evident that the natural resources of the areas they occupy cannot of themselves support these popula- tions in foodstuffs. In other countries the territories can support them, but the natural resources are only just sufficient; in others again the resources are but moderately drawn upon; in some cases the natural resources greatly exceed the population requirements. In general, it may be said that no simple relation exists between a territory’s capacity to carry population and its actual population-density. It does not depend solely upon the physical characters of the territory itself. It is worthy of note here, that increasing knowledge of the nature of the earth’s crust, and of the forms of life existing upon its surface, have made territories, formerly useless, now available for human occupation. The discoveries, for example, of artesian supplies in America, Africa and Australia, have opened up regions which had appeared to be quite useless. Great irriga- tion schemes have successfully met various dangers to human life, and have enormously increased the numbers that can live in the territories served by them. Again,

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