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G R O W T H

What is population?

The number of people (or animals or plants) that can be found in an area.


What is population growth?

It is when the number of people (or animals or plants) living in the world gets bigger.


Where in the world is population growth happening the most?

In the poorest countries in the world, such as those within Africa, Asia and the Middle East. This is because:


Does the world population grow a lot every year?

Yes. At the moment, there are about 90 million babies born each year around the world. As the population grows, so does the need for:


Why is this a problem for humans?


Why is this a problem for the environment?

The earth does not have enough resources for so many people to live comfortably. The more people there are using the earth’s resources, the more the earth is damaged through:


What can you do to help?

Be very careful with the resources you are lucky enough to have, such as:


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The world only has enough of the resources we need for a certain number of people.