NounSingular population Plural populations population (plural populations)
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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In biology, a population (from Latin populationis), is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything. Demography is used extensively in marketing, which relates to economic units, such as retailers, to potential customers. For example, a coffee shop that wants to sell to a younger audience looks at the demographics of an area to be able to appeal to this younger audience. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What happens to the rate of population growth as population size approaches the carrying capacity? Q. Characterize the rate of population growth when population size is very small. What happens to the growth when N=K? Asked by confused - Wed Jul 4 15:57:42 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. In natural systems that are well below carrying capacity with no predation or diseases to control growth, populations grow exponentially. Eventually, population reaches carrying capacity and overshoots it. Famine results and population crashes until the system can recover and populations can build up again. Answered by ( )Mistress Bekki - Wed Jul 4 16:03:04 2007 What is the population of the Arabs in Israel after 50 years? Q. The Arab population right now in Israel is 1.5 million and 4 million in the West Bank and Gaza. In 60 years the Arabs got 8 time as they were in 1948. Asked by Rich N - Thu Mar 12 20:26:16 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. In 1948 the Arabs were less than one million. To day they are more than 12 millions 6 millions live in Palestine and 6 millions live out side Palestine. In 50 years the Arab population is going to be more 60 millions and Jews will be less that 20 millions. Look either way Israel is dying as a Jewish state. Answered by marry w - Thu Mar 12 20:55:39 2009 How is the increase of population numbers the biggest challenge the world currently faces?
Q. How is the increase of population numbers the biggest challenge the world currently faces? Asked by C K - Fri Nov 28 01:27:00 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's a serious problem because of the resources they require. It's a challenge, because it's going to take decades to fix the problem, during which time the problem will get much worse. There's nothing (ethical) we can do to reduce the population, all we can do is try to reduce the fertility rate. To reduce the fertility rate, we have to improve the standard of living in LDCs, because having many children is a matter of redundancy. There are also cultural issues, e.g. "be fruitful and multiply" and some African cultures where a girl must prove her fertility before she can be married. There's a bit of a Catch-22 there though, because when the standard of living is increased, that includes increased longevity, so each person drains… [cont.] Answered by Elmyr - Fri Nov 28 01:53:17 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "population"  news.google.com Bloomberg 18 (Bloomberg) -- Florida's population declined for the first time since 1946 as the housing-market collapse cut migration, research shows, making it harder ... Florida's population drops Orlando Business Journal Bizjournals.com Fla. population drops for 1st time since 1946 The Associated Press Florida's population shrinks amid economic storm AFP MiamiHerald.com - Mayo Free Press - MiamiHerald.com all 317 news articles » news.google.com Xinhua With livestock having been decimated, the new report notes that in these areas, up to 75 percent of the population can be characterized as living in a ... Half of Somalia's population could go hungry, UN warns UN News Centre Half of all Somalis now need humanitarian aid-study Reuters all 255 news articles » news.google.com guardian.co.uk There is still a strange taboo haunting the environmental debate population . It is a fact, not an opinion, that total human impact (like CO 2 emissions) ... From Google News Search: "population"  piperreport.com 1563px x 2718px | 174.00kB [source page] shows that we are the world leaders Yes we topped the chart If you are still guessing unfortunately it is the list of most densely populated cities persons per sq km of the world  voanews.com 150px x 150px | 11.70kB [source page] First the numbers by the year 2050 demographers predict there will be 1 7 billion people living in sub Saharan Africa That s up from the current population estimate of 752 million From Yahoo Image Search: "population"  africanews.com (KingsleyKobo) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:39:49 GM The most compelling interactive Africa community, sharing news, photos, weblogs, videos, mobile reports and the untold stories by African people.  blogs.wsj.com unknown Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:25:48 GM Florida's . population. has shrunk for the first time in 63 years.  celsias.com unknown Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:45:38 GM The new report points out that even with declining fertility rates in many developed countries, world . population. is still growing at a rapid rate. The increase from 6 billion to 7 billion is likely to take 12 years, as did the increase ... From Google Blog Search: "population" |
