Virtually All Industrialized Countries Have a Growth Rate of Less

question 59

Multiple Choice

Virtually all industrialized countries have a growth rate of less than .05 percent,while countries in the Global South today have rates of between 2 and 3 percent.Based on what you read in the textbook,how is this difference in the rate of population growth significant?

• A) The difference is enormous because population growth is exponential rather than arithmetic.
• B) The difference is significant,but global migration will likely mitigate it.
• C) The difference is somewhat significant,but increasing rates of education will significantly slow population growth in the Global South.
• D) The difference is small enough to not matter dramatically.

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