A demographic transition refers to
A) the fact that women began to have more children.
B) the fact that families became smaller.
C) the fact that birth rates remained high while death rates decreased dramatically.
D) a rapid decline in birth rates combined with urban migration.

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A demographic transition refers to the shift from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. This process typically involves a period where birth rates remain high while death rates begin to fall, leading to rapid population growth.

A Demographic Transition Refers to