The United States Still Has a Rectangular-Shaped Population Pyramid Rather

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Multiple Choice

The United States still has a rectangular-shaped population pyramid rather than an inverted pyramid.Which of the following can be attributed as a reason for this anomaly?

• A)It has not experienced a natural evolutionary baby boom.
• B)This is the result of the very strictly enforced birth control introduced by the U.S.government.
• C)This is the result of the absorption of many new immigrants into the population.
• D)It has experienced a drastic increase in birth rates in the recent decade.
• E)It has seen a drastic decline in the number of smokers in the past two decades.

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