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245		0	_aPopulation I. _c.
260			_bCanada and the World Backgrounder, _c2004.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 2, _pEnvironment, _x1522-3205;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500			_aOriginally Published: Population I, Dec. 2004; pp. 3-31.
520			_a"It took all of recorded history until 1804 for world population to reach one billion; it took another 123 years to reach two billion; by 1960, it hit three billion; 1975, four billion; 1986, five billion; and, in 1999, we crossed the six billion mark." (CANADA AND THE WORLD BACKGROUNDER) This article provides an overview of population growth by examining the world's population growth in a historical context, presenting future population forecasts, and addressing the problems associated with population growth.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aBirth control
650			_aChildbirth _xStatistics _zCanada
650			_aChildbirth _xStatistics _zDeveloping countries
651			_aChina _xPolitics and government
651			_aChina _xPopulation policy
650			_aCost and standard of living _zCanada
651			_aDeveloping countries _xSocial conditions
650			_aFood supply
610			_aInternational Conference on Population and Develop
650			_aLand degradation
600			_aMalthus, Thomas _d(1766-1834)
650			_aOverpopulation
650			_aPopulation _xEconomic aspects
650			_aPopulation _xStatistics
650			_aPopulation density
650			_aPopulation forecasting
650			_aQuality of life
650			_aSlums
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pEnvironment. _x1522-3205;
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