Which answer gives the most balanced analysis of population growth?

Correct answer: Looking at births deaths migration base population and service capacity together

Answer: A. A balanced analysis studies both the causes of numerical change and its practical effects. Births add people, deaths remove people, and migration changes the population through people entering or leaving. The base population is important because the same number of additional people produces different rates in small and large populations. Service capacity matters because schools, hospitals, housing, water, transport, and employment must be related to the number and characteristics of residents. B is incomplete because birth rate is only one factor. C ignores births and migration, so it cannot explain total change. D is unrealistic because migration may be important in many areas. A is strongest because it combines demographic components, the starting population, and planning needs. Memory cue: growth analysis means components plus context, not one isolated rate.