During Phase 1 of the Demographic Transition Both Fertility and Mortality

question 57

Multiple Choice

During Phase 1 of the demographic transition both fertility and mortality are high, resulting in minimal population growth. In Phase 2 fertility continues to be high, but mortality rates decline, as a result of which the population __________.

• A) remains rather stable in size
• B) tends to increase in size rapidly
• C) ceases to grow and starts to decline
• D) usually goes extinct within a few generations

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