Questions come from the Bluebook question bank.
- For each data category, the following bars are shown:
- urban population growth
- GDP per capita growth
- The Percentage attribution data for the 4 categories are as follows:
- Region 1 (1970–2000):
- urban population growth: 63%
- GDP per capita growth: 38%
- Region 1 (2000–2014):
- urban population growth: 74%
- GDP per capita growth: 26%
- Region 2 (1970–2000):
- urban population growth: 88%
- GDP per capita growth: 12%
- Region 2 (2000–2014):
- urban population growth: 51%
- GDP per capita growth: 49%
- Region 1 (1970–2000):
In a study of urban physical expansion, Richa Mahtta et al. conducted a meta-analysis of more than 300 cities worldwide to determine whether urban land expansion (ULE) was more strongly influenced by urban population growth or by growth in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, a measure of economic activity. Because efficient national government is necessary to provide urban services and infrastructure that attract economic investment, Mahtta et al. propose that absent other factors, the importance of GDP per capita growth to ULE would likely increase relative to the importance of population growth as governments become more efficient. If true, this suggests the possibility that ______blank
Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the statement?