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Under which condition can a population growth rate remain positive while continuously declining?

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Correct answer: Birth rate remains above death rate but the gap keeps narrowing

A positive growth rate means births still exceed deaths, so the population continues to increase naturally. However, the size of that increase depends on the gap between the birth rate and the death rate. If the birth rate remains above the death rate but the gap becomes smaller, the growth rate stays positive while declining continuously. Therefore, option A is correct.

For example, a birth rate of 30 and death rate of 10 gives a gap of 20. Later, rates of 22 and 10 give a gap of 12. Growth remains positive, but it is slower. A positive rate does not mean the population is growing faster, and it does not by itself mean the total population is declining. The other options either produce zero, negative, or unrelated outcomes.

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Declining Growth RateBirth Death GapPositive GrowthPopulation TrendPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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