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World Population Day Date

July 11

World Population Day Theme 2015

The theme for 2014 was Young People

The theme for 2015 is Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies

World Population Day Slogan

Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies
Each year World Population Day calls attention to the importance of population issues. To enhance awareness towards population stabilisation and to promote small family norm across the nation.World Population may simply refer to total number of living humans on Earth. According to latest estimates of United States Census Bureau (USCB), World Population is estimated to be 7.023 billion. World Population has witnesses a rapid growth in the last 200 years. Countries like China and India together constitutes 37% of the total world population. Also Asia with 4.2 billion people has largest population continent wise. It accounts for over 60% of the world population as compared to other continents around the world.

World Population Day 2015 Activities

If you want to get involved on 11 July there are lots of things you can do – big or small – to help out.

Print off posters and hand them out around your local community. Draw your friends and family’s attention to the day and post information on Facebook and Twitter.

Why not organise an event where you can talk about trends affecting the country? Invite your local politician and provide refreshments for afterwards!

FILL IN THE BLANKS ACTIVITY ON POPULATION

World Population Day is _____________________ July 11. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems. The event started in1989 in response to the world’s population ____________________years earlier. The United Nations Development Programme created the
day and has since set up campaigns _____________________dangers of overpopulation. These problems include water shortages, food shortages, increased pollution, poverty and wars
_____________________. On World Population Day, the UN and governments around the world run educational campaigns in schools and local communities. It makes people aware of what
_____________________ the world can survive with billions more people.
World Population Day focuses on sustainability _____________________ lives of all people while protecting the Earth’s resources. Overpopulation _____________________ when the Earth does not have enough resources to feed everybody.
Overpopulation can exist even in deserts where_____________________ there aren’t enough resources to sustain them. These resources include clean water, food, shelter, and clean
air. There are many reasons why the Earth is becoming overpopulated today. Perhaps the biggest _____________________ medical science. Greater numbers of people have access to better health care and more cures have been found for killer diseases. We need to think more
_____________________ Earth’s resources.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Population Day is observed (1) ____ on July 11. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems. The event started in 1989 in response (2) ____ the world’s population reaching five billion two years earlier. The United Nations Development Programme created the day and has since set (3) ____ campaigns to warn us of the dangers of overpopulation. These problems include water shortages, food shortages, increased pollution, poverty and wars (4) ____ scare resources. On World Population Day, the UN and governments around the world (5) ____
educational campaigns in schools and local communities. It makes people aware of what we need to do so the world can (6) ____ with billions more people.
World Population Day focuses on sustainability and how to (7) ____ the lives of all people while protecting the Earth’s resources. Overpopulation refers to the point when the Earth does not have enough resources to (8) ____ everybody. Overpopulation can exist even in deserts where very few people live if there aren’t enough resources to sustain them. These resources (9) ____ clean water, food, shelter, and clean air. There are many reasons why the Earth is becoming overpopulated (10) ____. Perhaps the biggest one is advances in medical science. Greater numbers of people have access to better health care and more cures have been found for (11) ____ diseases. We need to think more about how we (12) ____ the Earth’s
resources.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1. (a) annual (b) annually (c) year (d) years
2. (a) at (b) by (c) to (d) with
3. (a) up (b) in (c) upon (d) down
4. (a) under (b) to (c) across (d) over
5. (a) walk (b) stroll (c) run (d) pace
6. (a) survive (b) survival (c) surviving (d) survivor
7. (a) improvement (b) improve (c) improving (d) improves
8. (a) food (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
9. (a) inclusive (b) included (c) including (d) include
10. (a) tomorrow (b) today (c) yesterday (d) soon
11. (a) death (b) murderer (c) dying (d) killer
12. (a) usage (b) use (c) using (d) users

Posters
Screening of movie
Painting Competition
Interactive Session on Family Planning, early age of marriage, etc.