World Population Growth Flashcards
1
Q
Why may a population increase or decrease over time?
A
Changes in birth rate, death rate and migration
2
Q
What word describes the way the world population has grown?
A
Exponentially
3
Q
Between 2006-2007 how many people were added to the world?
A
211,090
4
Q
What is the population likely to rise to by 2050?
A
9.2 billion
5
Q
What is expected to happen after 2150? Yeh
A
A stable period of a zero growth (particularly in medc’s)
