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    Question

    Which of the following accurately describes the initial

    stages of the Demographic Transition Theory? A) • Stage 1: High birth and death rates, resulting in rapid population growth. • Stage 2: Death rate falls significantly, birth rate also declines, leading to moderate population growth. B) • Stage 1: High birth and death rates lead to slow population growth. • Stage 2: The death rate falls but the birth rate remains high, leading to faster population growth. • Stage 3: The birth rate starts to fall, so population growth starts to slow. C) • Stage 1: Low birth and death rates, leading to population decline. • Stage 2: Birth rates increase while death rates remain low, causing a population boom. • Stage 3: Death rates rise again due to environmental pressures, slowing growth. • Stage 3: Both birth and death rates are low, and population growth stabilizes. D) • Stage 1: Moderate birth and death rates, resulting in stable population. • Stage 2: Birth rate falls dramatically, while death rate remains constant, leading to slow growth. • Stage 3: Death rate rises, and birth rate stabilizes, causing population to decrease.
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    Solution

    The initial stages of the Demographic Transition Theory are accurately described as: Stage 1 having high birth and death rates leading to slow population growth, and Stage 2 experiencing a fall in the death rate while the birth rate remains high, resulting in faster population growth. This describes the transition from pre-industrial to early industrial societies. In Stage 3: The birth rate starts to fall, so population growth starts to slow.

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