The People’s Republic of China is the country with the largest population in the world. The population of

China in 2005 was approximately 1.3 billion. Although families are encouraged to have only one child, the population is still growing at a rate of about 0.6% a year. Calculate the total population from year 2005-

2010.

The country with the second largest population in the world is India, with about 1.1 billion people in 2005. The birth rate in India is about 2.2% per year and the

death rate is about 0.8% per year. Calculate the population of India from 2005-2010

The population of sea lions changes each year. As of the year 2001, there were a total 125

million sea lions in the Atlantic Ocean. Sea lions have an annual growth rate of 4.2%, due to

births. However, they are also hunted by humans and annually, an average of 1.6% are killed. Calculate the population of Sea lions

from 2001-2006

Timber Wolves were once very common in wild land across the Northern United States. However, when the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, wolves were placed on the

endangered list. Thirty years later, the wolf populations have recovered in

the northern Rockies and in the forests of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

In 2003, estimates placed the Midwest wolf Population at more than 3,100 with an annual growth rate of 16%. Estimate

the population from 2003-2009.

Delaware has an estimated population of 752 thousand people. If the population grows by 4.6% each year, estimate the population in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.