Population

Read the two articles:Population Overview and History of World Population. Answer the questions below and send them via E-mail.

Article #1 - Population Overview

Article #2 - History of World Population

This graph shows the exponential growth in population, especially in the last 50 years.

Questions
1) Why was human population relatively stable for most of human history?

2) Identify three factors leading to rapid population growth in the last 200 years.

3) What are some of the ways population growth affected the United States in the past?

4) By how many people is world population increasing each year? How long is this projected to continue?

Send your answers by e-mail to: mayfield@ica.net Please make sure you number and give a title to your answers (ie. Answers to History of Population)and sign your name.

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