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A country's growth rate falls from 2 percent to 0.9 percent, yet the absolute increase remains large. What is the most appropriate reason?

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Correct answer: A small rate on a large population base can still add many people

A growth rate is a percentage of the existing population, whereas absolute increase is the actual number added. These measures can move differently when the population base is large. Even 0.9 percent of a very large population may be many people. Therefore a declining rate does not automatically mean that the annual number added is small or that it has fallen below the previous number.

For instance, 0.9 percent of 100 million is 900000 people. The exact figures in the question are not supplied, but the principle is clear: a large base multiplied by a smaller rate can still produce a large absolute increase. Thus option A is the most appropriate answer. Zero deaths, a definitely higher birth rate, or a doubled land area is neither stated nor necessary to explain the result.

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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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