Question

what does a negative growth rate indicate about a population? rapid population increase population decline an increase in available food a stable population size

Explanation:

Population growth rate is calculated as \( \text{Growth Rate}=\frac{\text{Births}-\text{Deaths}+\text{Immigrants}-\text{Emigrants}}{\text{Initial Population}} \). A negative value means the numerator (births + immigrants - deaths - emigrants) is negative. This implies that the number of deaths and emigrants is greater than the number of births and immigrants, leading to a decline in population.

Answer:

population decline