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Why is it risky to make policy by looking at population growth only as a percentage?

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Correct answer: Because the actual number of people and service demand may be hidden

The direct answer is A. A percentage shows the rate of change relative to a starting population, but it does not by itself show the number of people affected or the total population needing services. A small percentage applied to a very large population can represent many additional people. Conversely, a high percentage in a small population may represent a smaller absolute increase. Policy therefore needs both relative growth and absolute numbers, along with the time period and the distribution of people. Option B is wrong because percentages are useful for comparing growth rates. C is wrong because population change is often expressed as a percentage. D is wrong because growth is always interpreted over a specified period. Memory cue: percentage tells how fast; absolute number tells how many. Good policy uses both.

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Percentage GrowthPolicyAbsolute NumberPopulation GrowthPopulationGeographyClass 9 Mcq

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