Even If People Only Have Two Children to Replace Themselves

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Essay

Even if people only have two children to replace themselves in the population,the Earth's population will continue to expand for at least the next 50 years.How is this possible?

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Definitions:

Higher Needs

Advanced psychological needs such as self-actualization and esteem needs, following basic physiological and safety needs in Maslow's hierarchy.

Lower Needs

Basic physiological and safety requirements in Maslow's hierarchy, essential for an individual's survival.

Humanistic Psychology

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person, and the uniqueness of each individual's experience, focusing on personal growth and the concept of self-actualization.

Abraham Maslow

An American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.