The Demographic Transition Is a Model of Population Change Used

question 57

Multiple Choice

The demographic transition is a model of population change used to explain high population growth rates.According to the theory,

• A) birth rates decline, eventually followed by a decline in death rates.
• B) death rates decline, eventually followed by a decline in birth rates.
• C) birth rates and death rates decline simultaneously.
• D) birth rates rise, eventually followed by a rise in death rates.
• E) death rates rise, eventually followed by a rise in birth rates.