Rapid population growth

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Rapid population growth
  1. Population growth was slow until the start of the 19th
    1. The worlds population took thousands of years to get to 1 billion (1804)
      1. It took 123 years to reach 2 billion
        1. Reached 3 billion in another 33 years
          1. By the end of the 20th century it had doubled to 6 billion
            1. It only took 11 more years to get to 7 billion
              1. Experts think global population will stabilise at 9.5 billion by 2050
                1. Natural increase - population grows when the birth rate is higher than the death rate
                  1. Medical progress lowers the birth rate
                    1. Primary healthcare - preventing disease e.g. immunisation
                      1. Secondary healthcare - treatment of illnesses
                      2. These social, economic and political factors keep the birth rate high
                        1. Social
                          1. Family planning is not widely used
                            1. Women receive little education and marry young
                              1. Families of five or more children are considered normal
                              2. Economic
                                1. Children work to support the family
                                  1. Parents rely on their children in old age
                                  2. Political
                                    1. Governments do not provide family planning help
                                      1. Religions may not approve of birth control
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