In Australia, the USA and Canada the average annual rate of urban population growth is 1 to 2.4 per cent. ... Urban population growth in most Asian countries is between 1 and 7.4. ... In 1900, London was the largest city in the world with a population of 6.5 million. ... From year to year population on the Earth increases. ... Before, between 1801 and 1911 its population increased almost 9 times! ...

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There is poverty in all nations and these impoverished people make up over one-fifth the world's population. What is debated , though, is whether an economically strong country like the United States or Canada should help the world's poor, or, rather, help their own "depraved"and "starving". ... Estimates predict the world's population will surpass 9.5 billion by 2050(Stefoff). ... Eighty percent of deforestation results from population growth. ... The population explosion is straining the earth's food, supplies, forests, and oceans. ...

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