total of 30 people in attendance. This caused the party to be "overpopulated" for the amount of refreshments and space. Everyone leaves the party hungry and there was not enough room to socialize and dance. As most people have gone to parties that have been well organized as well as those that have been "crashed," they can begin to relate to the problem of overpopulation. (Population Needs Vs. Population Deeds Raymond Brook page( 2 -9)
             Until recently, birth rates and death rates were about the same, keeping the population stable. People had many children, but a large number of them died before age five. During the Industrial Revolution, a period of history in Europe and North America where there were great advances in science and technology, the success in reducing death rates was attributable to several factors. Increases in food production and distribution, improvement in public health (water and sanitation), and medical technology (vaccines and antibiotics), along with gains in education and standards of living within many developing nations. People were able to fight and cure deadly germs that once killed them. In addition, because of the technology, people could produce more and different kinds of food. Gradually, over a period of time, these discoveries and inventions spread throughout the world, lowering death rates and improving the quality of life for most people. (The Population
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