TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.
PROBLEM: Question: Mona lives in a country with a lot of food available. If a natural disaster strikes and the food supply is cut off, what will happen to the birth rate in her country? 
 Answer: decrease

SOLUTION: Low food supply or a lack of space can lower birth rates, increase death rates, or lead to emigration.

PROBLEM: Question: What would happen to the reduce of Jim's parallel circuit if he added fewer resistors to it? 
 Answer: increased resistance

SOLUTION: In a parallel circuit, the resistance decreases as more resistors are added in parallel.

PROBLEM: Question: As he was standing on the beach and watching the boat, it began to drift away. As the distance grew between him and the boat, the ship got 
 Answer: Smaller

SOLUTION:
If you are standing on the shore and a ship is going out to sea, the ship gets smaller as it moves further away from you.