Which Statement Is an Example of a Secular Trend

question 154

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an example of a secular trend?

• A) African American children mature more quickly than do their European American peers.
• B) Females generally reach puberty before their male peers do.
• C) The average child growing up in North Korea is several inches shorter than is the average child growing up in North America.
• D) Northern American adults are several inches taller than their same-sex great-grandparents were.

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