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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #2974 Population
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On October 12, 1999, the United Nations Population Fund estimated that the world's population reached six billion, celebrating the occasion as the "Day of 6 Billion." At two minutes past midnight, a male baby born in Bosnia was symbolically designated the world's six billionth person by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Different estimates of the actual population turning point exist, most notably the one by the US Census Bureau.
According to the Census Bureau, the world population reached the 6 billion mark on July 19, 1999, at about 12:24:92 am. GMT (July 19 at 9:24:92 pm. EST). Every minute there are an estimated 259 births and 193 deaths in the world, which equals an increase of 147 people every sixty seconds.

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Option 4: "The estimated points in time at which the world’s population reached a given figure."

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the main idea of the text, which discusses the significant population milestones, including the symbolic designation of the six billionth person and the differing estimates of when this milestone was reached.

Option 1: "The key difference in methodology used by the United Nations Populations Fund versus the US Census Bureau."

Explanation: This option suggests a focus on the methodological differences between the two organizations, which is not the main idea of the text. The text primarily discusses the population milestones rather than the methods used to estimate them.

Option 2: "The rate at which the population grew between 19 July and 12 October 1999."

Explanation: While the text mentions population growth rates, it does not specifically focus on the growth between these two dates. Instead, it highlights the population milestones and the symbolic designation of the six billionth person.

Option 3: "The assessment of the net rate of global population increase, which is currently 250 people per minute."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states the rate of increase as 250 people per minute, while the text specifies 259 births and 193 deaths, leading to an increase of 147 people per minute. The main idea is not about the net rate but rather the population milestones.

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