Multiple choice

What does the term 'demographic transition' stand for?

  1. Level of fertility and mortality are high

  2. Level of fertility and mortality are low

  3. Decline of mortality rate and rapid population growth

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Demographic transition theory describes the historical shift from high fertility and mortality rates to low fertility and mortality rates, typically passing through a phase of rapid population growth due to declining mortality.

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