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A country's growth rate is cut in half, yet its absolute annual increase remains nearly as large as before. What is the strongest explanation?

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Correct answer: The population base has become very large

Percentage growth is a rate, while absolute growth is the actual number of people added. Even a reduced percentage rate can produce a large numerical increase when it is applied to a very large population base. The base population may have expanded over time, so a smaller fraction of that larger base can be nearly equal to the earlier, higher-rate increase.

For example, 2% of 10 million is 200,000, while 1% of 20 million is also 200,000. Therefore option A is the strongest explanation: the population base has become very large. A zero death rate, doubled land area, or constant migration is not necessary and does not logically explain the stated relationship.

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Population BaseDeclining Growth RateAbsolute IncreaseDemographic InterpretationPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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