World Population Growth
20,000
10,000
World
5,000
2,000
Asia
Africa
1,000
Europe
**
500
200
100
United States,
Canada, and Greenland
Mexico
Central America, Caribbean Islands,
and South America
50
Oceania (Australia and
nearby islands in the Pacific)
10
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
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based on the information on the graph, which region is expected to have the greatest increase in its population over the period shown?