The stages of demographic transition include
A) high potential growth followed by transitional growth and then population stability.
B) population stability followed by transitional growth that leads to high potential growth.
C) population stability followed by slow growth that gradually accelerates.
D) high potential growth that crashes abruptly and then comes to equilibrium.

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The stages of demographic transition typically start with high birth and death rates leading to a period of high potential growth. This is followed by a decrease in death rates during the transitional phase, which increases population growth. Finally, both birth and death rates decline, leading to population stability.

The Stages of Demographic Transition Include