JGPopulations

1.Look at the U.S. Census Bureau's [|World Population Clock]. This clock gives an up to the second estimate of the world population. By how much does the population grow in 1 minute? How many people is that per second? Per week? Answer- inscread about 240 per minute, and 4 people per second, and 2,419,200 each week.

2.Using the U.S. Census Bureau's [|State and County Quick Facts], find the most recent population estimates for your state and county. How does your county population compare to the number of people the world population grows by each week? Are you surprised by the results? Answer- 2010 population for chaska, MN is 23,770 and our state has 5,303,925 people and this does surprise me because almost half of our population is grown in 1 week!

3.Look at this graph of [|Historical Estimates of World Population]. In what year did the world population start to suddenly increase? What do you think might be the cause for this?