How long has the human race existed for?

While our ancestors have been around for about six million years, the modern form of humans only evolved about 200,000 years ago. Civilization as we know it is only about 6,000 years old, and industrialization started in the earnest only in the 1800s.

Which country is overpopulation?

For context, 83\% of the U.S. population lives in cities, while just 35\% of India’s population dwells in urban areas. Together, China and India’s populations make up over 36\% of the global total….The 50 Most Populous Countries.

Will the human race go extinct within 100 years?

Human race ‘will be extinct within 100 years’, claims leading scientist By Niall Firth for MailOnline Updated:20:59 EDT, 18 June 2010 550 View comments Professor Frank Fenner has warned that the human race can not survive As the scientist who helped eradicate smallpox he certainly know a thing or two about extinction.

Does race have any taxonomic significance?

Still others argue that, among humans, race has no taxonomic significance because all living humans belong to the same subspecies, Homo sapiens sapiens.

Can the human race survive a population explosion?

Frank Fenner has claimed that the human race will be unable to survive a population explosion and ‘unbridled consumption.’ Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz

Does the word ‘race’ have a coherent biological meaning?

“The word ‘race’ has no coherent biological meaning.” There is nothing wrong with using geographic labels to designate people. Major continental terms are just fine, and sub-regional refinements such as Western European, Eastern African, Southeast Asian, and so forth carry no unintentional baggage.