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Human Population Growth – Causes and Effects

April 15, 2021 1 Comment
The increasing human population and environmental pollution

INTRODUCTION Population: It is defined as a number of the entire living beings of the same species and group who live in a certain location anywhere around the Earth and have the capability to interbreed. Population Growth: It is defined as the rise in the number of people/individuals in a population. Every year there is […]

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