Given That Japan's Fertility Has Been Between 1

question 53

Multiple Choice

Given that Japan's fertility has been between 1.2 and 1.4 for several decades, there is a distinct possibility that in the future Japan will experience a __________.

• A) sharp drop in infant mortality
• B) slow and steady increase in population
• C) slow and steady decline in population
• D) very rapid decline in population

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Fossil Record

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Mousterian Tools

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