The Total World Population Is Forecast to Hit 9 Billion

question 9

Multiple Choice

The total world population is forecast to hit 9 billion by 2050, at which point the United Nations predicts the total population will either stabilize or peak after growing for centuries at an ever-accelerating rate. The main reason for this major shift is the ________.

• A) unprecedented rate at which world population is aging
• B) decline in birthrates as nations advance economically
• C) high level of mobility of the international workforce across national borders
• D) alarming rate of depletion of natural resources necessary for sustaining the population

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