Question

If the birth rate is greater than the death rate then the population ______.

Options

• decreases

• increases

• remains constant

• becomes surplus

Answer 1

If the birth rate is greater than the death rate then the population increases.

Explanation:

1. Birth rate: The number of infants born per thousand of the population a year is known as birth rate.
2. Death rate: the number of deaths per thousand of the population a year is known as the death rate.
3. When the birth rate is greater than death rates, the population increases by increasing the number newly born infants.