Unit 1: Population

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The population:

The population is a total number of people who live in a territory.

-The population is growing very fast in some places, while in other places it is stable or falling.

A growing population:

Why?

-Because more babies are surviving and people are living longer. For example, over a third of the people in the world live in China or India. The countries with highest population are Singapour and Monaco.

This due to:

- iprovements in health and medicine.

- improvements in industry and agriculture, which mean we can produce more food.

The population distribution:

The world's not distributed evenly.

- Some of important factors are:

* Good climate * Good transport links

* Water suply * Natural resources like fuel and wood

Unit 1: Population