Which of the Following Are Assumptions of the Demographic Transition

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are assumptions of the demographic transition model?

• A)Medical advances that controlled epidemic diseases reduced mortality.
• B)Industrialization improved agricultural production,and allowed the economic base to support more people.
• C)Urbanization changed the family institution so that children came to be seen as an economic liability instead of an asset.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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