Overcrowding and hunger became a problem in china because
a. people only lived on china’s eastern coasts
b. mao offered rewards for families that farmed land
c. mao encouraged people to have more children
d. china was the smallest country in asia

The answer is letter C. Overcrowding and hunger became a problem in China because Mao encouraged people to have more children. In 1960s, Mao realized that there was overcrowding and hunger and it became a major problem to the country. He developed a new system or policy for families not to have more than one child. Couples who have more than one child are fined, wage cuts and lost their jobs.