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olgavictoria

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The percentage of older people in the world population is expected to _________ between the years 2013 to 2050.
 
  a. decrease
 b. increase slightly
 c. nearly double
 d. remain the same

Question 2

Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?
 
  a. The next 50 years will see a large increase in older people throughout the world.
 b. The world's population will not age as quickly as the U.S. population will.
 c. Although the world's population is old now, the aging of the world's population will end soon.
 d. The share of the world's population that is older will decrease in the coming years.



karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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