| Nepal
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Turn these
population growth figures into a graph. Put time on the horizontal axis
and space out the period 1950-2020 evenly. Put population (in millions)
on the vertical scale. Make a prediction for Nepal's population in 2010
and 2020. |
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Nepal's population grew from
8.3 million in 1951 to 16.7 million in 1985 and ... |
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As of July 1990, the
population was estimated at 19145800 persons |
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The population of Nepal in 2003 was
estimated by the United Nations at 25,164,000 |
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Population Mid-2007 27,800,000 |
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Describe the
trend of the graph and explain why it is important. |
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Wedged between the world's two
population billionaires, China and India, Nepal is struggling with its
own population pressures. The country's 28 million people, most of whom
make their living from farming, have nearly run out of land to
cultivate, while their numbers continue to grow; poverty, the highest
outside of Africa, persists; and internal conflict is draining already
scarce resources.
According to the census, 86 percent of this growing population lives in
rural areas, and 82 percent of the economically active population works
in agriculture, fishing, or forestry.
Because one-third of the country consists of mountains or hills, little
additional land is available to tend. The share of land being cultivated
rose from 17 percent in 1974 to 30 percent in 1998, and the remaining
areas that could be added consist mostly of slopes and marginal lands
that are environmentally sensitive and less productive.
from
http://www.prb.org/Articles/2002/PopulationGrowthContinuestoHinderNepalsEconomicProgress.aspx
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Which part of
Nepal is lower ground? Where do most people live and where is population
growing the fastest? |
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