Moreover, “The advent of the steam locomotive and railroad also saw the start of major pollution caused by big business, which is all too often seen today. Polluted rivers and smoke-filled air began to dominate cities, which in turn created poor living and working conditions that gave rise to socialism. The most direct pollution problem created by the locomotive was the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. It gave way to poor air quality and poor living conditions. Additionally, the steam locomotive supported businesses and industries where pollution was an accepted and normal thing.
Due to people´s poor eatin habits, lack of exercise, and the highest penetration of Fast food, Oklahoma rates as one of the unhealthiest in the nation. Actually, there are 268 Sonic food locations across the states. Which leads heavy users visiting the restaurant at leats 12 times per month. This describes Oklahoma City as a city that has low physical wellness, due to the big amount of overweight population and the quantity of Fast food restaurants. To solve this issue, there is a program named “Put Oklahoma city on a diet”, created by the city major, Mick Cornett in early 2008.
While China has advanced sanitarily, there are still 2.6 billion people in the world who do not have access to any toilet at all. According to George, “The 1.8 million child deaths each year related to clean water and sanitation dwarf the casualties associated with violent conflict. No act of terrorism generates economic devastation on the scale of the crisis in water and sanitation” (George, 68). In other words, what can be more important than our next generation of leaders dying due to the water and sanitation crisis. In addition to sanitation within public toilets affecting the nation’s everyday lives, sociability is also an issue that public toilets take
Unfortunately, Brisbane residents are unable to conserve water without restrictions, which is why the restrictions system is utilized by local government. Brisbane residents have lived with level 6 water restrictions for the past 2 years and as they have been so limited there will undoubtedly be a self indulgent splurge by almost ever house hold. The dams won’t be able to handle the rush and it will only result in short term gain for long term loss. On level 6 water restrictions, the parameters for water use are 140 liters per person per day. At 40 per cent of the reserves, water restrictions will be reduced to level 3 which is 170 liters per person per day.
Researchers found that approximately 1.7 million children suffer from diabetes and 12 percent of Chinese children are overweight. (China today, n.d.) It used to be a rarity to see an overweight person in streets of China, now it is commonplace. Western fast food is high in salt and calories and having a negative impact on the lives of Chinese people. The overall economic growth of China has led to bicycles being replaced with automobiles. McDonald’s has over 26 drive-thrus in China.
6). With all the waste produced by industrialization, air pollution has also become a major issue. Statistics show that “China has the world’s highest number of annual deaths triggered by air pollution” (Doc. 10). Due to this hazard, growing crops became more difficult.
Without the one-child policy, the population of China will keep increasing. With a big population stress Chinese families cannot get better living conditions. The increasing population is only not a burden for China; it is also a burden for the world. With the limited natural resources, controlling population is a good way to ease the presses. In other words, one-child policy is another way to reduce the resources.
According to Iceland, “The poorest 20% of the global population has not benefited much from general improvements. Of the world’s population living in developing and transition economies, 2.8 billion, or almost half, live on less than $2 a day.” There has been an extreme measure of poverty throughout the world that has lead to material and income deprivation across several regions. Sadly among the wealth nation in the world, the United States has a greater proportion of people who are poor. The United States having the highest GNP per capita in the world, at $26,400, has higher levels of both absolute and relative poverty than other rich countries in Northern and Western Europe. This reflects inequality and an uneven distribution (both factors that attribute to poverty) of wealth in
In fact, on some reservations, the unemployment rate is around 90%. (Beal, C.L) A major cause of poverty in Native American communities is the persistent lack of opportunity. The Economic Research Service reports that Native American communities have fewer full-time employed individuals than any other high-poverty community. Only 36 percent of males in high-poverty Native American communities
Bolivia lacks foreign investments many other nations receive, but for the first time in years had a fiscal surplus in 2008 (CIA). Roughly 40 percent of the working population is agriculturally based, 17 percent is industry based, and 43 percent is service based (CIA). Currently 60 percent of the population is living below the poverty line (CIA). A major concern in Bolivia is that they are the third largest producer of cocaine which greatly discourages other countries from providing foreign aid for a poverty stricken country (CIA). The largest of the Bolivian