The demographic transition is a model of population change used to explain high population growth rates.According to the theory,
A) birth rates decline, eventually followed by a decline in death rates.
B) death rates decline, eventually followed by a decline in birth rates.
C) birth rates and death rates decline simultaneously.
D) birth rates rise, eventually followed by a rise in death rates.
E) death rates rise, eventually followed by a rise in birth rates.

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The demographic transition model suggests that initially, a society has high birth rates and high death rates. As healthcare and technology improve, death rates decline, leading to a population growth. Eventually, birth rates also decline, resulting in a stable population with low birth and death rates. Therefore, the correct option is B- death rates decline, eventually followed by a decline in birth rates.

The Demographic Transition Is a Model of Population Change Used