blog 16
Video Notes:

• 10 million people in the year 10,000 BC
• 1800 was when population became 1 billion
• This is because of the industrial revolution
• Most of the growth has been from Asian countries
• The population grew so slow because most of the children born died before they could grow up
• Thanks to medical advances, the children died less and people live longer
• Today the average fertility rate is 2.5 
• Its was 5 in 1963 
• It is still decreasing
• One of the most important things to happen is two child families to become most common
• The best geographers project that population growth will stop at 11 billion people
• Education is so important for the progress of a country