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If the birth rate is 9 per thousand and the death rate is 12 per thousand, what will natural growth be like?

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Correct answer: Negative

Natural growth is found by comparing the birth rate with the death rate, while ignoring migration. The natural growth rate is \(Birth\ rate-Death\ rate\). Here it is \(9-12=-3\) per thousand. A negative result means that deaths are occurring at a higher rate than births. Therefore, the population will naturally decrease, and the correct description is negative. Option B is correct.

The phrase “per thousand” gives the same unit for both rates, so direct subtraction is valid. If the birth rate were greater, natural growth would be positive; if both rates were equal, it would be zero. Migration could alter the total population, but it does not change this natural-growth calculation. Since no migration is included in the question, the negative value directly supports option B.

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Negative Natural GrowthBirth RateDeath RatePopulation DeclinePopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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