The unprecedented growth of the world's population beginning in the twentieth century
A) includes a dramatic decrease in the population of the United States.
B) includes a sizable increase in the population of Europe.
C) saw the world's population increase tenfold in the twentieth century.
D) catapulted the world population to over 7 billion in 2011.
E) all of the above

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The statement that best describes the unprecedented growth of the world's population beginning in the twentieth century is that it catapulted the world population to over 7 billion in 2011. Therefore, option D is the correct choice. Option A is incorrect as it states a decrease in the population of the United States, which is not true. Option B is incorrect as it implies that Europe had a significant increase in population, which is not the case. Option C exaggerates the growth of the population as it did not increase tenfold in the twentieth century. Finally, option E is incorrect as it includes all of the options, and not all of them are correct.

The Unprecedented Growth of the World's Population Beginning in the Twentieth