The Change for High Fertility Rates and High Mortality Rates

question 30

Multiple Choice

The change for high fertility rates and high mortality rates to low fertility rates and low mortality rates is called the __________.

• A) roller-coaster theory
• B) urbanization trend
• C) demographic transition
• D) socialization of vital rates

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Definitions:

Morphemes

The smallest units of meaning in a language, which can be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix).

Metalinguistic Awareness

The ability to reflect on and manipulate the structural features of spoken language, such as understanding that a sentence can be interpreted in different ways.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a resemblance.

Overregularization

A linguistic phenomenon in language development where children apply regular grammatical patterns to irregular words, like saying "goed" instead of "went".