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If a country's annual growth rate is 0.5 percent, approximately what is its doubling time using the Rule of 70?

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Correct answer: 140 years

The Rule of 70 estimates doubling time by dividing 70 by the annual growth rate in percent. A low rate produces a long doubling period because population adds only a small fraction each year. The result is approximate and assumes that the rate remains broadly constant over the period.

Using the given rate, doubling time is \(70\div0.5=140\) years. Therefore, option D is correct. A doubling time of 70 years would correspond to a 1 percent annual rate, since \(70\div1=70\). This comparison helps identify why 70 years is not correct here: the stated rate is only half of 1 percent, so the estimated time is twice as long.

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Low Growth RateDoubling TimeRule Of 70Population GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And GrowthGeography

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