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Strained Resources in
East Asia: A Result of
Overpopulation
Food
Food
Feeding China
• Lack of quality control, production shortcuts, and rising consumer spending
• The world’s largest importer of agricultural products
• Urbanization: 260 million farmers have moved to cities since 1976… who is growing the food?
• Food-borne illness: numerous outbreaks of bird flu
• With higher number of imports, food prices will rise
Water
Water
Water
• 1/5 of Chinese rivers are toxic
• Comes from waste from both individuals
and factories who provide consumable
products
Energy
Energy
• 4/5th of China’s electricity comes from coal powered plants
• Much of South Korea’s energy is imported
• Japan, being an island nation, imports much of its energy
– 1st largest natural gas importer, 2nd largest coal importer, 3rd largest oil importer
Shelter
Shelter
Shelter
• Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Osaka
have over 20 million residents
• There are over 160 cities in China with a
population over 1 million
Space for Cities
• 250,000,000 people will move from farms
to cities in the next 12-15 years
• Rural farms are replaced by high rise
apartments
Transportation
Transportation
Goods
Goods
• As spending power increasing among those in East Asia, so does demand for consumable goods.
– Chinese buy more cars than any other country and is a growing luxury goods market
• Many goods are still manufactured in East Asia
– Many counterfeit goods are also manufactured in China
Jobs
• Urbanization has caused 160 million
migrants to move to cities to find work in
China
• Labor in factories is decreasing as
cheaper labor is found outside of China;
fewer jobs available
Spread of Disease
• Diseases spread when people are close
and crowded
• An outbreak of a highly contagious
disease could be a huge issue in
overpopulated areas