A Similarity Between the Preindustrial Stage and the Postindustrial Stage

question 30

Multiple Choice

A similarity between the preindustrial stage and the postindustrial stage of demographic transition is that ________.

• A)the availability of better and more food helped people resist infectious diseases and reduced infant mortality
• B)people were encouraged to have large families so the birthrate stayed high
• C)the improvement in lifestyle resulted in falling death rates
• D)it resulted in a roughly stable population that grew slowly

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