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The fatality rate , an especially important measure since it accounts for population growth , has declined nearly 50 % since 1982 . As areas feel the pressure of population growth , and the resulting stress on the environment , it becomes more and more important to support dairy farming and the benefits we all reap from their existence . Kotkin starts with the oldest known settlements of people on earth and then hopskotches about the globe as population growth , power , and importance flourish in one area , decline , and then start up in another place . Biology students should develop the ability to assess the carrying capacity of a given environment and its implied limits on population growth , as well as how technology allows environmental modifications to adjust its carrying capacity . But under the forces of population growth , technology , and special interests , humans have driven the rate of extinctions today to about 100 times - - two orders of magnitude - - the natural rate . Our community structures and our systems of governance are ill-equipped to handle the pressures of population growth , urban sprawl and increased economic activity . However , the last three of these will be very difficult if not impossible given the high rate of population growth , especially in California , Arizona , and Baja California . As a factor in population growth , immigration has outweighed emigration since the breakup of the former Soviet Union ; barring civil wars or other disasters in the near abroad , it has probably peaked . Population - Internet Geography Geo-TopicsIn addition to background information on population growth , this excellent site also includes online activities , maps , charts , and graphs . Focus then given to several key issues ( varying by year ) at the boundary of economic / social development , natural resource management , and environmental degradation ( such as population growth , agrarian reform , international environmental treaties , climate change , deforestation , agribusiness , tourism , etc. ) .