| In 1980 a report was published about
what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of a
three-year study. According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2,000 is not a{{U}} (51) {{/U}}one. The world will be more crowded because the{{U}} (52) {{/U}}will continue to grow. The population{{U}} (53) {{/U}}be as large as 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than that in 1975.{{U}} (54) {{/U}}people would move into cities, especially cities in{{U}} (55) {{/U}}countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakanta{{U}} (56) {{/U}}would each have 15 million by 'then. Food production will increase, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90 % more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people.{{U}} (57) {{/U}}increase is grown in South Asia, Africa and European countries. Poor farming ways are{{U}} (58) {{/U}}large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is lost{{U}} (59) {{/U}}cities become larger and houses are built. Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries{{U}} (60) {{/U}}more coal and oil. Much of the world's{{U}} (61) {{/U}}could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a{{U}} (62) {{/U}}problem. The experts hope their picture of the earth for the year 2000may be wrong. Measures must be taken to change the situation that{{U}} (63) {{/U}}today. By changing the situation, by setting the problems, the picture can be changed. There is{{U}} (64) {{/U}}time for the nations of the world to work together on a plan of action. But they{{U}} (65) {{/U}}that waiting too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success. |