The rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in the population is called ____________.

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The replacement fertility rate is the rate at which children must be born to replace those dying in the population, thus maintaining a stable population size. Option B is related to fertility, but it is not specific to replacement, whereas option D refers to the maximum population size a given area can support. Option A is an ambiguous term, and option C refers to the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates in a population, which is not directly related to the replacement fertility rate.

The Rate at Which Children Must Be Born to Replace