Africa (was ...10 trillion people in this solar system?)

Hi,

> the only thing about this i could find to disagree with is that
>part about Africa. the problem there is not the population is too
>big for
> the incoming food, its that the food and money does not get where
>is
> suppose to.

Corruption does not explain everything. Africa is a huge continent.
However, the land is not as fertile as the Americas, and large part
of Africa is desert. They got lot of troubles with the lack of
water, for instance.

As an example, take a look at Canada. A huge country where most of
the populated lands are just a hundred miles across the U.S.
border., because most of the land is freezing in winter. But Canada
just have 30 million people.

The problem with Africa is very simple. A population can't grow in
an exponential rate forever. Population growth is what has kept
Africa in poverty and is getting worst as times goes by. If Africa
stop population growth the economy will improves fast.

Regards,

Omar Vega

>
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Brad Walsh"
> wrote:
> >
> > Advice on the honeymoon night from an actual women's manual
> published in
> > Victorian England 100+ years ago: "Try to enjoy yourself, but
if
> not, lie
> > still and think of England." (as in, you're doing a good thing
for
> the
> > country by keeping you man at home, and possibly getting
pregnant).
> >
> > One thing that never came up in this discussion thread is the
> natural
> > science behind human population increase. The natural progress
of
> human
> > populations, as with most animal and plant populations, is to
grow
> until the
> > carrying capacity of the environment is reached. Earth's
> population is
> > spiraling higher and higher, as the burden of disease is
reduced,
> and
> > technology makes food and shelter more abundant. The alarming
and
> tragic
> > episodes of starvation in Africa are an example of a population
> bumping up
> > against the limits of its environment's ability to sustain it.
The
> more
> > foreign agencies import resources to sustain those populations,
the
> more we
> > help Africa's population grow past their ability to feed
> themselves. (I'm
> > not so hard-hearted as to say that the solution is to cut off
aid
> and let
> > millions die who could be saved; but I do believe that food aid
> absolutely
> > must be balanced with education, population control assistance
and
> economic
> > and infrastructure improvements). Granted, many countries have
> slowed or
> > stopped population growth. This is something completely new in
the
> world.
> > It may have to do with the flood of images of famine and
crowding
> that we
> > see from other parts of the world. Or it may have to do with
> women's
> > searching for a new role in society, having thrown off the yoke
of
> being the
> > abject baby factory. Or it may just be selfishness. But the
long-
> term
> > history of humanity suggests growth will return.
> >
> > Since orbital habitats are man-made, as long as humans in orbit
are