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If a country’s growth rate is falling but is still positive, what may happen to its total population?

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Correct answer: The total population may keep increasing

Correct answer: A. A positive growth rate means that the population is still increasing. If the rate falls from, for example, 3% to 1%, growth has become slower, but it has not become negative. The population can therefore continue to rise, though more slowly than before. Option A is correct. Option B is wrong because an immediate decline requires a negative growth rate, not merely a lower positive rate. Option C is wrong because a declining rate does not make the population zero. Option D is wrong because a positive rate remains measurable. The key distinction is between the size of the rate and its sign: a smaller positive number still indicates increase. Memory cue: “falling rate” describes speed; “negative rate” describes direction.

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Positive Growth RateSlow GrowthTotal PopulationPopulation ChangePopulation GrowthPopulationGeographyClass 9 Mcq

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