What is demographic transition?

A) It is the slowing down in the growth of a population that occurs when the population approaches its carrying capacity.
B) It is the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurs when a country becomes industrialized.
C) It is the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred when the germ theory of disease was discovered.
D) It is the requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable.

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Tanner Cereghino · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Demographic transition is the process of change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as the country develops economically and socially. It occurs in four stages: pre-industrial, transitional, industrial, and post-industrial. The decline in death rates (due to improved healthcare and sanitation) followed by a decline in birth rates (due to access to contraceptives and education) is characteristic of the transitional stage of the demographic transition.

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