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Population explosion is associated with

  1. high birth rate and low death rate

  2. high birth rate and high death rate

  3. low birth rate and high death rate

  4. low birth rate and low death rate
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Explanation

Population explosion occurs when there's a high birth rate combined with a low death rate, creating a large positive natural increase. This happens during the demographic transition when death rates decline due to better healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition, but birth rates remain high.

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