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Question 1

Total Population Growth Rate Chart

Population: 58,600,000
Births: 816,000
Deaths: 430,000
Immigrants: 500,000
Emigrants: 200,000

Answer 1

Calculate Total Population Growth Rate
(BR - DR) + (IR - ER)
then calculate it into a percentage (move the decimal over by 1
then divide it by 70 (rule of 70)
Therefore, it will take ……… years for this population to double based on the current growth rate