The demographic transition:
A) is the process of moving from the traditional balance of high birth and death rates to a new balance of low birth and death rates.
B) is the process of migrating to a society with higher mortality and fertility from a society with lower mortality and fertility.
C) refers to the situation of a consistently high fertility rate.
D) refers to a population experiencing negative population growth.

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The demographic transition is the process of moving from the traditional balance of high birth and death rates to a new balance of low birth and death rates. This transition is typically divided into four stages, with the first two stages characterized by high birth and death rates, and the latter two stages characterized by low birth and death rates.

The Demographic Transition