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Question
If the birth rate is greater than the death rate then the population ______.
Options
decreases
increases
remains constant
becomes surplus
Solution
If the birth rate is greater than the death rate then the population increases.
Explanation:
- Birth rate: The number of infants born per thousand of the population a year is known as birth rate.
- Death rate: the number of deaths per thousand of the population a year is known as the death rate.
- When the birth rate is greater than death rates, the population increases by increasing the number newly born infants.
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