All of the following are contributing factors toward population growth except a. the availability of better medicine b. an increase in the number of wars c. more resources to care for families d. social reasons for wanting to have children

The correct answer is B. An increase in the number of wars

Explanation:

The term "population growth" refers to the increase of the people that live in a specific zone such as a country or in the world. This is attribute to certain factors that include better social conditions such as better health services and more employment; more economical resources in families or conditions that motivate families to have children; immigration and migration movements; reduction in mortality; among others that guarantee people live more, more children are born or a population concentrates in one zone. However, in the case of an increase in the number of wars, this is not a factor that contributes to population growth as most wars involve risk and human losses and these only decrease the population along with  other factors such as pandemics. Therefore the factor that does not contribute to population growth is an increase in the number of wars.

the correct answer is d. the monetary reserve is a set of funds represented in currency, money or similar, saved as a forecast of possible needs or for legal reasons.

the increase or decrease in the monetary base influences in the increase or decrease of the inflation rate. therefore, the excess of monetary reserve will cause the reduction of inflation.