EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
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Chapter 43.5, Problem 1CC
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The change occurring in growth rate and number of people added each year to the human population in recent years.
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Population growth refers to the increase in the number of individuals per year. Every day new individuals are born and some individuals die. The overall increase in the population is called the population growth. The population growth per year is referred as growth rate.
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