We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its physiological density by
A) increasing the amount of agricultural land.
B) limiting the number of farmers.
C) increasing the areas of its urban centers.
D) increasing the size of its population.
E) limiting the number of farm animals.

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Physiological density is calculated by dividing the population of a country by the amount of arable (farmable) land it has. Therefore, increasing the size of its population would raise the physiological density, as it increases the number of people per unit area of arable land.

We Can Calculate That a Country Would Raise, or Increase