Claim in Newspaper: The world's population will reach 7 billion in 2012... according to a new government projection.
Supporting "Fact" 1: There are 6.7 billion people in the world today (2008).
Supporting "Fact" 2: The world's population surpassed 6 billion in 1999, meaning it will take only 13 years to add a billion people.
Supporting "Fact" 3: The number of people didn't reach 1 billion until 1800.
Supporting "Fact" 4: It didn't reach 2 billion until 130 years later.
Supporting "Fact" 5: The global population is growing by about 1.2 percent per year.
Question: Based on these "facts," is the claim justified? Explain.
Source: Claim and facts in , June 20, 2008
