NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The size of the human population tends to increase with time.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The world population increased from 1 billion in 1800 to around 8 billion today. The world population growth rate declined from around 2% per year 50 years ago to under 1.0% per year. Other relevant research: Future population growth – This article focuses on the future of population growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The change in the population from births and deaths is often combined and referred to as natural increase or natural change. Populations grow or shrink depending on if they gain people faster than they lose them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020. The UN projected population to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8.6 billion by mid-2030, 9.8 billion by mid-2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100.

Detailed explanation-4: -Population in the world is, as of 2022, growing at a rate of around 0.84% per year (down from 1.05% in 2020, 1.08% in 2019, 1.10% in 2018, and 1.12% in 2017). The current population increase is estimated at 67 million people per year.

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