Introduction to Population Growth

Go to the World Population Clock at http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ to answer the following questions.

1. What is the world’s population now?
   
   
2. Compare the birth’s today versus the deaths today. What inferences can you make?
   
   
3. Refer to the “Top 20 Largest Countries by Population (Live)”. What similarities can you find amongst these countries? Also, are there any surprises?
   
   
4. What is Canada’s population as of today and where does it rank amongst the world countries? What does its yearly and net change tell us about growth compared to other countries?
   
   
5. What do the past, present, and future tell us about how population changed and what will happen in the future? Be sure to explain why. 
6. Give 10 more interesting facts about world populations from this site.

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