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Practice Writing: Write Essay ID: #35535 Unsustainable population
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Countries such as China, India and Japan have unsustainable population growths. In fact many experts are of the opinion that the population ‘explosion’ which is now a very worrying concern, is the most serious threat to life on this planet. Give some suggestions to address this problem.

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Countries such as China, India and Japan have unsustainable population growths. In fact many experts are of the opinion that the population ‘explosion’ which is now a very worrying concern, is the most serious threat to life on this planet. Give some suggestions to address this problem.
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Rapid population growth in countries such as China, India and Japan places intense pressure on resources, ecosystems and social services. When growth becomes unsustainable, it threatens food security, environmental stability and quality of life. Addressing this challenge requires aligned policies that reduce fertility rates while safeguarding human welfare and economic development.

The most effective solution is to expand access to education, particularly for girls, and to integrate comprehensive family planning into primary healthcare. Educated women tend to marry later, participate in the workforce and choose smaller families. Affordable contraception and informed counselling empower couples to make responsible reproductive decisions, leading to gradual and voluntary population stabilisation.

Governments should also align economic incentives with smaller households through tax benefits, childcare support and pension security. When families are less dependent on children for income or old-age care, pressure to have many offspring declines. Urban planning and environmental regulation further reduce the damage caused by high density, buying time for demographic transitions to take effect.

In conclusion, unchecked population growth is a serious global risk, but it is neither inevitable nor insoluble. By prioritising education, reproductive health and supportive economic policies, nations can kerb growth humanely. Such measures protect the environment and ensure that development remains sustainable for future generations.

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  • Fully addresses the prompt in depth, showing full command of the argument by reformulating the issue in the writer's own words and expanding important points with specificity.
  • The argument is supported convincingly with subsidiary points and relevant examples throughout the response.
How this answer meets itThe writer clearly frames the problem and offers a strong main solution, then supports it with detail about educated women and family planning. This fully answers the prompt. expand access to education, particularly for girlsEducated women tend to marry later, participate in the workforce and choose smaller families
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  • Has an effective logical structure, flows smoothly, and can be followed with ease.
  • The argument is clear and cohesive and developed systematically at length; a well-developed introduction and conclusion are present, and ideas are organised cohesively into clear, logically sequenced paragraphs.
  • Uses a variety of connective devices effectively and consistently to convey relationships between ideas.
How this answer meets itLinking words and clear topic openers guide the reader through problem and solutions. They keep the ideas in a logical order. When growth becomes unsustainableThe most effective solutionGovernments should alsoIn conclusion
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  • A variety of expressions and vocabulary are used appropriately to formulate ideas with ease and precision throughout the response.
  • No signs of limitations restricting what can be communicated.
  • Errors in language use, if present, are rare and minor, and meaning is completely clear.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses complex sentences with time and result clauses that flow well. The meaning stays completely clear. When families are less dependent on children for income or old-age care, pressure to have many offspring declinesAddressing this challenge requires aligned policies that reduce fertility rates while safeguarding human welfare
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  • Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot.
How this answer meets itThis sentence controls an -ing result clause with no errors. The grammar is accurate and clear. empower couples to make responsible reproductive decisions, leading to gradual and voluntary population stabilisation
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  • Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and collocations.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses precise academic words and natural word pairs. These show a broad vocabulary. food securityfamily planningeconomic incentivesdemographic transitions
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  • Correct spelling.
How this answer meets itSpelling is correct across the essay, including the British form of this word. There are no spelling mistakes. stabilisationkerb
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  • Length is within the required 200 to 300 words.
How this answer meets itThe essay is 207 words, which fits the 200 to 300 range. It is a clear four-paragraph essay.
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