This book offers a collection of essays presenting opposing viewpoints on problems of population growth and overpopulation. Readers will examine its causes, its possible effect on the earth, and whether it should be controlled. Each essay is supported by a counter point essay, so readers see both sides to each topic. This will allow them to evaluate the points of each debate. One essayist claims the U.S. should support the U.N. Population Fund while another essayist justifies the opposite. Readers will be able to decide for themselves and develop intelligent opinions on this important topic.