If population growth is rapid and housing supply is slow what result is possible?

Correct answer: Housing pressure and unplanned settlement

The direct answer is A: housing pressure and unplanned settlement may result. Rapid population growth means that more people and families need homes. If construction and housing services expand slowly, the supply of homes may not meet demand. Step by step, more people create greater housing need; slow construction leaves a shortage; shortage can produce crowding, higher rents and longer waiting periods; some households may then live in informal or poorly planned settlements. Option A follows logically from the demand–supply relationship. Option B is wrong because more people generally increase, not end, housing demand. Option C is wrong because limited supply usually causes overcrowding rather than empty houses. Option D is wrong because slow housing construction does not make the population zero. Memory cue: fast population growth plus slow housing supply means “more demand, less available space.”