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... population , and this is what gives the population as a whole such an ability to adapt itself to an extraordinarily wide range of circumstances that may turn up . If a new disease appears , or if somebody starts spraying a population of ...
... population , and this is what gives the population as a whole such an ability to adapt itself to an extraordinarily wide range of circumstances that may turn up . If a new disease appears , or if somebody starts spraying a population of ...
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... population growth is dramatically explained by examination of world population trends over the last few thousand years , and the population projections for the next thirty years . ( See 11.3 . ) World population has followed an ...
... population growth is dramatically explained by examination of world population trends over the last few thousand years , and the population projections for the next thirty years . ( See 11.3 . ) World population has followed an ...
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... population growth . Figure 11.3 shows growth in world population postulated by the United Nations on the assumption that fertility would remain at the present level , that some controls will operate but fertility will remain high , and ...
... population growth . Figure 11.3 shows growth in world population postulated by the United Nations on the assumption that fertility would remain at the present level , that some controls will operate but fertility will remain high , and ...
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