3) Demographic transition represent the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a
country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. A demographic transition involves four
stages. What is the second stage?
A)
Birth rates and death rates are both low which leads to a shrinking
population
B)
Birth rates fall due the increase in the status and education of women.
Death rates drop rapidly due to better food supply and sanitation
D)
Birth and death rates are high and in balance