In the First Stage of the Demographic Transition (E

question 31

Multiple Choice

In the first stage of the demographic transition (e.g. ,Europe before the Industrial Revolution) ,

• A) birth rates and death rates are low.
• B) birth rates and death rates are high.
• C) birth rates are high and death rates are low.
• D) death rates are high and birth rates are low.

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