Human Population Growth Worksheet Template (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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10. Using the date in the U.S. Census World Population Page, plot the changing world growth

rate by decades from 1950 – 2050, label the maximum growth rate and comment on the trends

before and after that maximum, using social and biological factors that influence death rates and

birth rates: AIDS, antibiotics, birth control, disease, education, public health, sanitation,

urbanization, vaccinations, war, water pollution. Use all of these terms, at least once, in the two

answers, below. (3 points)

Why was global population increasing before the year(s) of the maximum global birth rate?

Why did global population decrease after the year(s) of the maximum global birth rate?

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