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1a. 5 billion was the worlds population in 1988.
1b. On my 18 birthday the population will be 6 billion; on my 60th birthday the world population will be 10 billion.
1c. The worlds population in 1988 was 5 billion.
1d. It will take 60 years for the population to double.
2. Between 1750 and 1850 there was a slow increase in the population, from 1900 to 1980 there was a more rapid increase but in 1988 there was a population explosion mainly in DC’s (Developing Countries) and has carried on to the present day.
3. World population began to soar in 1988
4. The greatest increase of population has been in LEDC’s (Less economically developed countries)
5. Population increase means when the number of people in the world goes up.
6. Problems it could bring
Not enough Accommodation
Pollution will increase
Depletion of fossil fuels
Fish supplies reduced
Fresh water access difficult
Pressure on schools/ education
Cultivatable land lost
Too many people per doctor
Too many old people (aging population)
