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Let \(f: M^n \to N(c)\) be an isometric immersion of an \(n\)-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold into a real space form \(N(c)\) of constant curvature \(c\). Let \(\alpha(c,R)\) denote \(\sqrt{c}\cot(\sqrt{c}R)\) for \(c>0\), \(1/R\) for \(c=0\) or \(\sqrt{-c}\coth(\sqrt{-c}R)\) for \(c<0\), where \(R\) is a given positive constant. Denote by \(B\) and \(H\) the second fundamental form and the mean curvature vector of \(M^n\). The first result states that if there exists a unit tangent vector \(X\) at any point of \(M^n\) such that \(| B(X, X)| \leq\alpha(c,R)\), then \(f(M)\) cannot be covered by a geodesic ball of radius \(R\) in \(N(c)\). The same result holds when \(| H| \leq\alpha(c,R)\). As an application, the author proves the non-existence of compact minimal hypersurfaces \(M^n\) in an \((n+1)\)-dimensional complete simply connected Riemannian manifold or an open hemi-sphere with one of the following properties: (a) \(H_r=0\) for some \(r\) with \(1 \leq r \leq n\); (b) \(H_r\leq 0\) for some even \(r\) with \(1 \leq r \leq n\), where \(H_r\) is the \(r\)-th mean curvature of \(M^n\). The author also studies the volume growth of a submanifold in space form. Let \(f: M^n \to N(c)\) be a minimal isometric immersion of an \(n\)-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold into a real space form \(N(c)\) of constant curvature \(c\). For a given point \(p \in M^n\), let \(\rho(x)\) denote the distance between \(p\) and \(x \in M^n\). Let \(B_p(t)\) be an open geodesic ball with center \(p\) and radius \(t\) and \(V_p(t)\) the volume of \(B_p(t)\). The author proves the following: (a) \(V_p(t)(\sinh t)^{1-n}\) is monotone increasing with respect to \(t\) for \(c=-1\); (b) \(V_p(t)(\sin t)^{-n}\) is strictly monotone increasing with respect to \(t \in (0,\pi/2)\) for \(c=1\).