Which of the following statements is true about falling birthrates?

A) They tend to lag behind falling death rates, allowing population growth to continue for at least one or two more generations.
B) They tend to precede declines in death rates, causing a temporary dip in population before it stabilizes in a generation or two.
C) They tend to lag behind declining standards of living.
D) They always cause population to decline.

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Jessica Rähmonen · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Falling birthrates often lag behind falling death rates due to the demographic transition model. Initially, as healthcare and living conditions improve, death rates decline. Birthrates remain high for a period, leading to population growth. Eventually, birthrates begin to fall, but the population continues to grow for a generation or two because of the momentum built up from the earlier high birthrates.

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