As a component of its solution for overpopulation,China has imposed a policy that legally limits families to one child; China's government is attempting to manipulate which population factor?
A) N
B) r
C) carrying capacity
D) food supply

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The population factor being manipulated by the one-child policy is r, the reproductive rate. By limiting families to only having one child, the government is reducing the number of offspring per couple and therefore reducing the reproductive rate of the population.

As a Component of Its Solution for Overpopulation,China Has Imposed