Countries Whose Fertility Is at or Below Replacement Can Continue

question 44

Multiple Choice

Countries whose fertility is at or below replacement can continue to gain population because of __________.

• A) immigration and rising life expectancy
• B) immigration and population momentum
• C) population momentum and dependency ratio
• D) population momentum and rising life expectancy

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Definitions:

Cataracts

A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, leading to blurred vision and, potentially, blindness.

Lens

The lens is a transparent structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina for clear vision.

Chemical Changes

Transformations that result in the formation of one or more new substances with different chemical and physical properties from the original substances.

Ocular Nerves

The nerves associated with the eye that are responsible for transmitting visual information from the retina to the brain.