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A region's annual growth rate falls from 2 percent to 1 percent, but total population still increases. How should this be interpreted?

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Correct answer: Population is growing but more slowly than before

A growth rate describes the percentage change, not whether the population is increasing at all. A rate of 2 percent means faster growth than a rate of 1 percent, but both are positive. If the population changes by a positive 1 percent, the total number of people still increases; only the pace of increase has slowed.

Therefore, option D is correct. For instance, a population of one million would gain 20,000 at 2 percent but 10,000 at 1 percent, so it would still gain people in the second case. A stopped or declining population would require a zero or negative rate, respectively. Thus a lower positive rate must not be confused with population decline.

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Declining Growth RatePositive GrowthPopulation TrendGrowth Rate InterpretationPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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