Geography: Population · Class 9 · CBSE Social Science
What does a negative population growth rate indicate?
Practice question from Geography: Population (Class 9 · CBSE Social Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What does a negative population growth rate indicate?
- A.The birth rate is higher than the death rate.
- B.The population is increasing rapidly every year.
- C.The population decreases between two points of time.Correct answer
- D.Migration has no impact on the population size.
Solution
A negative population growth rate means that the population has declined between two points of time, usually occurring when the death rate exceeds the birth rate or due to massive emigration.
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