Demographic Transition Theory (DTT) Is the Most Prominent Explanation for Human

question 10

Multiple Choice

Demographic transition theory (DTT) is the most prominent explanation for human population growth. Which statement below best summarizes the DTT?

• A) DTT focuses on the transition in a society from low fertility and low mortality to high fertility and high mortality.
• B) DTT focuses on the transition in a society from low to high fertility and mortality within the context of industrialization
• C) DTT focuses on the transition in a society from high fertility and low mortality to low fertility due to modernization
• D) DTT focuses on the patterns among societies of fluctuating fertility and mortality.
• E) DTT focuses on the transition in a society from high fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality.

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Definitions:

Vertical Axis

In graphing, the y-axis that typically represents the variable being measured or dependent variables.

Marginal Changes

Small, incremental adjustments to an existing plan of action, often considered in decision making and economic analysis.

Other-things-equal Assumptions

A principle in economics which suggests that the effect of one economic variable on another can be determined by holding all other influencing factors constant, commonly referred to as ceteris paribus.

Vertical Intercept

The point at which a line meets the vertical axis of a graph.