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OBJECTIVES:
- Understand human population growth in various parts of the world
- Describe the various factors that affect population growth through the world
- Consider the impacts of population growth on natural resources
INTRODUCTION:
Growth curves are used to reflect how the various factors cause a population to grow or decline.There are two major types of growth curves: exponential and logistic.
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Explanation & Answer
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Running head: GROWTH OF HUMAN POPULATION
Human Population Growth
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Questions
1. The website is under the responsibility of the population reference bureau staff. The
publication is funded by the Packard Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the USAID
and its supporters
2. The recent world population is 7.2 billion as per the UN Statistics Division report on
population and vital statistics.
3. The population natural rate of increase is the difference between crude birth and mortality
rates. It is the yearly live births less the annual death rates to the ratio of mid-year
population multiplied by a factor of 1000.
4. a. current growth rate of the world population is 1.2
b.70/1.05 = 58 years
If the growth rate is exponential, the world population will double in 2078
c. No, the population will not double in 2078 due to environmental resistance; they will
run out of space, food, water, and so forth.
5. Niger, Uganda, and Zambia have the highest rate of natural increase at 3.9%, 3.4%, and 3.4%,
respectively. Economically, they are all classified under developing nations.
Question 6.
a. Regions with low rates of increase:
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Southern Europe,
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Eastern Europe,
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Western Europe, and
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Northern America
b. Regions with medium rates:
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Central America,
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The Caribbean,
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South America, and
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Asia as a whole except China
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c. Highest rated:
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Middle Africa,
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Eastern Africa, and
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