World's populations

This task is about understanding place value of larger numbers.
Choose the number that is closest to each of the following population figures.

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South Korean symbol - ying yang
a)  In 1999 the population of Seoul, South Korea, was 10,231,217 people. This is closest to 1 thousand10 thousand100 thousand1 million10 million100 million1 billion10 billion100 billion

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map showing Monaco
b)  In 1999 the population density of Monaco was 114,093 people (per sq. km).  This is closest to 1 thousand10 thousand100 thousand1 million10 million100 million1 billion10 billion100 billion

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dancing lion
c)  In 1999 the population of China was 1,246,871,951 people.  This is closest to 1 thousand10 thousand100 thousand1 million10 million100 million1 billion10 billion100 billion

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Sumo wrestlers
d)  In 1999 the population of Japan was 126,182,077 people.  This is closest to 1 thousand10 thousand100 thousand1 million10 million100 million1 billion10 billion100 billion