If a city has low natural increase but consistently high in migration what long term effect is possible?

Correct answer: City's total population and service demand may increase

Direct answer: A. Natural increase is the difference between births and deaths. Even when that difference is small, continued in-migration adds people from outside the city. If arrivals remain greater than departures, the city’s total population can grow over time. More residents may increase demand for housing, schools, transport, water, health care, and employment, although the exact effect depends on planning and available capacity. Option A is correct because it connects continuing in-migration with total population and service demand. Option B is wrong because high in-migration does not make the population zero. Option C is wrong because arrivals directly change population size and composition. Option D is wrong because a higher death rate does not automatically follow from in-migration. Memory cue: total population change combines natural increase with net migration.