If jobs increase in a city but housing and services grow slowly, what will be the effect of rapid population growth?

Correct answer: Pressure on housing and services will increase

Correct answer: C, pressure on housing and services will increase. More jobs can attract migrants and can also encourage existing residents to remain in or move toward the city. This raises demand for houses, water, sanitation, transport, schools, hospitals, and other urban services. If infrastructure expands more slowly than the population, shortages, overcrowding, higher rents, and longer waiting times may occur. Option A is wrong because unequal growth between population and services creates pressure rather than removing it. Option B is wrong because job opportunities generally attract people; the question gives no reason for automatic decline. Option D is impossible and does not describe a demographic or urban effect. The conclusion concerns capacity and demand, not the physical disappearance of the city. Memory cue: population grows faster than facilities, so demand exceeds supply.