Judging by the demographic patterns of recent years, we can surmise that the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries today is
A) increasing crude birth rates.
B) declining crude birth rates.
C) increasing crude death rates.
D) declining crude death rates.
E) balanced natural increase rates.

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The question asks for the principal reason for declining natural increase rates in less developed countries, which refers to the difference between crude birth rates and crude death rates. Option B, declining crude birth rates, is the most likely reason for this decline. As more women in less developed countries are gaining access to education and birth control, they are having fewer children, leading to a decrease in the natural increase rate.

Judging by the Demographic Patterns of Recent Years, We Can