Write a brief (one paragraph) explanation of the demographic trends you observe

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Write a brief (one paragraph) explanation of the demographic trends you observe and the implications for environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Make sure your response cites specific data you read in the graphs.

3. Urbanization Trends in Urbanization by Region, 2003 76 74 61 53 47 42 37 29 17 15 World Africa Asia Latin America Caribbean More Developed Regions Size of Urban Population O 5 million and over since 1950 5 million and over since 2000 O 5 million and over in 2015 (projected) Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects

Explanation / Answer

The first map shows how the demographic trends have been change over the time by the given graph. The graph shows that there will be be increase in urban population by 2030 and the contributors to this are many continents such as the main contributor to this is Latin America since the population will be increased by 85% by 2030. Look the population increase does not indicate only increase in birth rate . It may be by immigration ; slow death rate etc. The graph also indicates that there will be more urbanization in future and so more economic opportunities but there should never be a clear indication that it will sustainable or not. More population and urbanization led to less environment protection.

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