Praxis II Citizenship

Category - Geography

Which of the following was not a demographic transition brought on by the Second Industrial Revolution?
  1. Death rates declined.
  2. Sanitation improved, reducing illness and disease.
  3. Child mortality fell.
  4. Fertility decreased due to the use of contraception.
Explanation
Answer: D -Fertility did not decrease due to the use of contraception during or immediately after the Second Industrial Revolution (which lasted from the 1860s to 1910s). In fact, fertility initially increased, then began to drop in later years. Medical contraception did not start to become readily available until the end of the Industrial Revolution, and when fertility declined after the introduction of medical contraception, changing values also played a role in the decline.
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