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=Exponential Growth=

I. Explanation of what the word/phrase means in the context of human population dynamics
A population has a constant birth rate through time and is never limited by food or disease, it has what is known as exponential growth. With exponential growth the birth rate alone controls how fast (or slow) the population grows.

II. Image representing the word/phrase
Go to the following web page: http://www.otherwise.com/population/exponent.html, and click on the "run applet" to see an example.

III. URLs for resources used
http://www.otherwise.com/population/exponent.html