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O-LevelEconomicsEconomic development2281/11 · May/June 2013 · Q361 Mark

On 17 October 2006, the US population reached 300 million and was predicted to increase to 400 million by 2043. Which change would mean that the US population moves in the opposite direction to that predicted?

Achange from net immigration to net emigration
Bthe birth rate falling more slowly than the death rate
Cthe death rate falling below the net immigration rate
Dthe infant mortality rate decreasing more rapidly than the increase in life expectancy

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A: change from net immigration to net emigration

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Economic development, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 36.

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