Demographers Refer to This as the "Demographic Transition": the Reduction

question 176

Multiple Choice

Demographers refer to this as the "demographic transition": The reduction in death rates brought about by rising standards of living "causes a temporary population explosion because parents-initially unaware that such a revolutionary change in death rates has taken place-for a while keep having six or more children-to ensure that at least two will survive to adulthood." For which major industrialized country could this statement be used to explain its current population trend?

• A) United States
• B) Japan
• C) India
• D) China

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