Rapid population growth can be an obstacle to economic development
A) because it can translate a relatively large increase in real output into a small increase in real output per capita.
B) because more investment will be required to simply maintain the quantity of capital goods per person.
C) because it may lead to the overutilization and therefore ecological degradation of farmland.
D) for all of these reasons.

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Rapid population growth can lead to a small increase in real output per capita (A), require more investment to maintain capital goods per person (B), and result in overutilization and ecological degradation of farmland (C). Therefore, all three reasons make (D) the best choice.

Rapid Population Growth Can Be an Obstacle to Economic Development