Demographic Transition Quiz
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Demographic Transition Quiz

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Which factor is suggested to have contributed to the decline in fertility during the demographic transition?

  • Improved healthcare facilities
  • Increase in life expectancy
  • Rise in average income (correct)
  • Decline in infant and child mortality

    • What was argued to be an offshoot of the rise in income during industrialization?

  • Declining fertility (correct)
  • Rapid population growth
  • Decrease in life expectancy
  • Increased infant mortality

    • Which aspect of children's lives was suggested to be invested in, rather than having a large family?

  • Material possessions
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Quality of education (correct)
  • Healthcare facilities

    • What is suggested to have preceded the reduction in fertility and population growth in most advanced economies?

    <p>Decline in infant and child mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Critics of the theory suggesting decline in infant and child mortality as a cause of demographic transition argue that it is not the primary factor because:

    <p>It does not explain the reduction in fertility</p> Signup and view all the answers

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