What Does the Demographic Transition Model Do

question 116

Multiple Choice

What does the demographic transition model do? 

• A) It helps explain why development requires large populations. 
• B) It helps explain why death rates fall before birth rates. 
• C) It helps explain why death rates rise in industrializing nations. 
• D) It helps explain why industrialization leads to population growth.

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