14.
Geographers keep track of how many people live in different areas of the world. They are
especially interested in how the populations of certain area change. The table below shows
the population of different regions in 1985 and in 2005.
Place
Earth
China
India
United States
Population
1985
2005
4.9 x 10
6.4 x 109
1.1 x 10° 1.3 x 10°
7.6 x108 1.1 x 10°
2.4 x108 3.0 x108
9. In 2005, how many times greater than China's population is the population of the world?
10. How many more people inhabited Earth in 2005 than in 1985?
15.