I don't think of it as working for world peace, he said. I think of it as just trying to get along in a really big strange family.

- Brian Andreas –

"Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way.”

- Albert Einstein -

POPULATIONS ARE OFTEN REPRESENTED AS STACKED BAR GRAPHS WITH POPULATIONS REPRESENTED FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND SEX.

TWO SUCH GRAPHS ARE GIVEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE AND WERE TAKEN FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.

FEMALES ARE USUALLY PLOTTED TO THE RIGHT, AND MALES TO THE LEFT.

EACH BAR REPRESENTS AN AGE SPAN OF 5 YEARS.

10 LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD

1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - 33,200,0002. New York, United States - 17,800,0003. Sao Paulo, Brazil - 17,700,0004. Seoul-Incheon, South Korea - 17,500,0005. Mexico City, Mexico - 17,400,0006. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan - 16,425,0007. Manila, Philippines - 14,750,0008. Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay) - 14,350,0009. Jakarta, Indonesia - 14,250,00010. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,400,000

*Note: The population of Alaska is ~600,000.

KERNERSVILLEPopulation in July 2007: 18,899.Males: 9,108 (48.2%)Females: 9,791 (51.8%)Median resident age: 34.3 yearsNorth Carolina median age: 35.3 years

WINSTON-SALEMPopulation in July 2007: 215,348. Population change since 2000: +13.9%Males: 101,248 (47.0%)Females: 114,100 (53.0%)Median resident age: 34.6 yearsNorth Carolina median age: 35.3 years

GREENSBOROPopulation in July 2007: 247,183. Population change since 2000: +7.8%Males: 116,556 (47.2%)Females: 130,627 (52.8%)Median resident age: 33.0 yearsNorth Carolina median age: 35.3 years

THE U.S. HAS ONLY 5% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION.

THE U.S. CONSUMES 25% OF THE WORLD’S PETROLEUM.

THE U.S. CONSUMES 29% OF THE WORLD’S ANNUAL OUTPUT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

SAVE THE PLANET!!

NO, WAIT, THE PLANET IS GOING TO SAVE ITSELF!

LET’S SAVE THE HUMAN RACE.

HOW DO WE STOP THE POULATION EXPLOSION?

WHAT DO YOU CALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX?

WHAT DO YOU CALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX?

PARENTS!

This is not a religious precept. It is simply a statement of biological fact.

That’s what happens, and everyone needs to be aware of that.

What our policies are from there is anyone’s guess.

CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECTIVENESS

* Abstinence 100% * Depo-Provera 99.7% * Diaphragm or Cap with Spermicide 85 to 96% * Female Condom 85 to 98% * IUD (Intrauterine Device) 98 to 99% * IUS (Intrauterine System) impregnated with progestogen almost 100% * Male Condom & Spermicide 85 to 98% * Male Condom Only 88% * Norplant 99.9% * Oral Contraceptives 97% (Combined Pill almost 100%; Progesterone Only Pill about 97%) * Spermicide Only 79% * Tubal Ligation almost 100% * Vasectomy almost 100%

NOW, WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON DEALING WITH THE POPULATION PROBLEM?

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HAS A VERY INTERESTING WEB SITE CALLED EARTH PULSE.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/index.html

IT IS A “STATE OF THE PLANET, 2010”.