Demographic transition: when growth is fastest
In the demographic transition model, population growth is fastest when:
Answer A: explanation for every choice
A
Correct. Improvements in health and food lower death rates before birth rates fall, producing rapid growth.
B
With both rates high, as in preindustrial societies, growth is slow.
C
With both rates low, as in many industrialized societies, growth is slow or stable.
D
Birth rates below death rates produce population decline.
TakeawayGrowth is fastest when death rates drop before birth rates do.
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