If urban employment grows but water and transport services do not grow what will be the effect of population growth?

Correct answer: Service pressure will increase

Direct answer: A, service pressure will increase. Growing urban employment can attract workers and their families, so it may increase in-migration and the number of people using the city. Water supply and transport then have to serve more users. If those services do not expand, existing systems may become crowded, unreliable or insufficient, causing longer travel, competition for water and greater pressure on public infrastructure. A is correct because it describes the gap between rising demand and unchanged service capacity. B is wrong because population growth still has effects even when services remain unchanged. C is wrong because a service shortage does not make population zero. D is wrong because the question gives no basis for birth rates ending. Memory cue: employment can be a pull factor, but without matching services it creates a service gap.