Name the four factors that affect population growth. Then, explain how each factor contributes to population growth.
The four factors are birth rate, immigration, death rate, and emigration. Birth rate and immigration add individuals to the population, increasing the size. Death rate and emigration remove individuals from the population, decreasing the size. Population growth = (birth rate + immigration) − (death rate + emigration).
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About how many years did it stay at carrying capacity?
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