Aneesha asked her classmate Mesbah to explain the premise of demographic transition theory to her.Which statement would Mesbah respond with?
A) The answer to world population growth rests with a strict national policy limiting family size.
B) Populations will stabilize as birth rates and death rates change.
C) Mankind is doomed because population increases faster than food production.
D) The answer to curbing world population growth rests with adopting positive and preventive checks.

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The premise of the demographic transition theory is that populations will stabilize as birth rates and death rates change, often as a result of social and economic development. It does not rely on strict national policies or the adoption of positive and preventive checks, nor does it suggest that mankind is doomed due to population growth outpacing food production.

Aneesha Asked Her Classmate Mesbah to Explain the Premise of Demographic