World population

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/world-population

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the estimated population (november 2022)?Exceeded 8 billion
2. What is the time to reach 1 billion?Approximately 300,000 years
3. How many people live on Earth right now?About 8 billion people live on Earth today.
4. Why did the world population grow so fast in the 20th century?Better medicine, vaccines, and cleaner water helped more babies survive, so the number of people grew quickly.

Demographic Transition: The shift from high birth and death rates to lower rates in a population.
Fertility Rate: The average number of children born to women in a population over their reproductive years.
Mortality Rate: The measure of deaths in a population, often expressed per 1,000 people per year.
Population Momentum: The tendency for population growth to continue even after fertility rates have fallen to replacement level.