After Reading the Paragraph Below, Answer the Questions That Follow

question 20

Multiple Choice

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
You are a member of an African family that has been displaced from their home by civil war, so you are trying to select a new country in which to settle to gain better economic opportunities. You know that Nigeria is a large country with rich natural resources, so you are considering it for your new home. Among the data you find while researching Nigeria is the following diagram of the current age structure of the country.

-Based on the age structure of the country, which of the following situations would be most likely to occur over the next 20 years?

• A)strong economic gains stimulated by population growth
• B)an increased demand for resources based on population growth
• C)a decreased demand for medical services due to the small number of elderly citizens
• D)a decline in housing prices based on lack of demand

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