AP Environmental Science

Answer: C - Countries institute pro-natalist policies in order to encourage families to have more population to grow the population.

Key Takeaway: When countries are suffering from low populations, they can often institute pro-natalist policies, encouraging the public to have more children. In the 1930s, France adopted such a policy, providing government subsidies for raising children and maternal salaries for women. The opposite policies (anti-natalist) can be instituted in areas that have too large of a population. The key for the government is always to match the population level with the country’s space and natural resources.