The Fertility Rate of 2

question 34

Multiple Choice

The fertility rate of 2.1, with which populations are expected to eventually stabilize, is known as

• A) the plateau rate.
• B) the reproductive stabilization rate.
• C) the short-term replacement rate.
• D) the long-term replacement rate.
• E) None of the above.

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