In the Third or Final Stage of the Demographic Transition

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the third or final stage of the demographic transition:

• A) death rates began to decline but birth rates remained high
• B) birth rates began to decline but death rates remained high
• C) both birth rates became low and population growth slowed dramatically

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