Which Statement About Human Demographic Trends Is True

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which statement about human demographic trends is true?

• A) As women's status and education increase, they choose to have more children.
• B) After 1950, mortality rates increased rapidly in most developing countries.
• C) A human population in which women reproduce at a later age will experience slower population growth.
• D) The movement from high birth rates and low death rates to low birth rates and high death rates is called the demographic transition.

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