The Population of a Country Will Decline If Its Age

question 37

Multiple Choice

The population of a country will decline if its age structure diagram ____.

• A) is widest in the middle
• B) does not change in width until the very top
• C) is shaped like a skinny pyramid
• D) is shaped like a broad-based pyramid
• E) is wider at the top than at the bottom

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