A demographer posits that although birth rates in developing countries are alarmingly high,there will be a dramatic shift to lower birth and death rates in the coming decades as these countries modernize.What concept describes his predictions?

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The concept that describes this prediction is the demographic transition, which is the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops economically and socially. The demographer is suggesting that developing countries are in the midst of this transition, and will soon experience lower fertility rates.

A Demographer Posits That Although Birth Rates in Developing Countries