The Demographic Transition Addresses Changing Fertility and Mortality Rates Over

question 76

Multiple Choice

The demographic transition addresses changing fertility and mortality rates over time.What trend does this transition track?

• A) an alarming increase in death rates in developing countries
• B) dramatically increasing fertility rates in the underdeveloped world
• C) increasing birth and death rates in overurbanized cities worldwide
• D) a trend from high to low birth and death rates in wealthier nations

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