Question

Population growth is at the root of many serious environmental problems. From the ancient Babylonians thousands of years ago, to Thomas Malthus hundreds of years ago, to present day neo-Malthusians, humans seem to possess an awareness of Earth's limitations in the face of growing populations. Today, our ability to accurately quantify, monitor, and control population growth is very sophisticated. We can measure growth and make predictions about world growth with mathematical and computer models. Can we prevent disaster? If there is ________, a country's population growth rate will increase. increased emigration increased immigration decreased immigration increased urbanization increased industrialization

Answer 1

Increased immigration

Step-by-step explanation:

Population growth generally refers to increase in population size or the number of individuals in a particular area. Population growth is influenced by four fundamental factors which are;

• Death rate
• Birth rate
• Immigration
• Emigration

While death and emigration negatively affect population growth because individuals are exiting the population, immigration and birth add new individuals into the population and positively affect population growth.

Hence, from all the available options, only increased immigration can lead to an increase in a country's population growth rate.