CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Rural&Urban

What is demographic transition?
  1. A move toward an increase in birth and death rates
  2. A move toward an increase in technological advances
  3. A move toward a decrease in birth and death rates
  4. A move toward a decrease in population
  5. A move toward a decrease in technological advances
Explanation
Answer: C - Demographic transition is a move toward a decrease in birth and death rates. This decrease is due to technological advances in medical care and social trends such as having fewer children. In pre-industrial cities population growth was slow due to high rates of both birth and death. Post-industrial cities also face low population growth because of almost equal low birth and death rates.
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