The Change from a Population Characterized by High Birth and Death

question 83

Multiple Choice

The change from a population characterized by high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates is called:

• A) population projection.
• B) the demographic transition.
• C) the fertility-mortality shift.
• D) the population revolution.

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