The world's annual ________ is currently approximately 1.2 percent, at which rate the world's population is projected to double in about 54 years
A) natural increase rate (NIR)
B) life expectancy rate (LER)
C) crude birth rate (CBR)
D) life increase rate (LIR)
E) natural expectancy rate (NER)
Answer: A
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a. true b. false