Evaluating the charts on world population growth in this chapter, we can deduce that
A) the world population decreased during the late 1950s although it increased through the rest of the 1900s, owing to fluctuations in the net increase rate.
B) the annual growth rate has increased exponentially, especially between 30,000 and 20,000 years ago.
C) the natural increase rate has been correlated to the growth in global population, and both have increased greatly in the last century.
D) the natural increase rate will always rise.
E) the natural increase rate has been negatively correlated to the doubling time, which is expressed in terms of years, yet the doubling time has not changed greatly in recent decades.

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The charts show that the world population has increased consistently over time, and the natural increase rate (births minus deaths) has a strong correlation with this growth. Both have increased greatly in the last century. The other options mentioned in the question are either incorrect (A, B, D) or partially correct but not the best choice (E).

Evaluating the Charts on World Population Growth in This Chapter