Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781305967335
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 40, Problem 14SA
The demographic transition model predicts a decline in population during the ________stage
a. preindustrial | c. industrial |
b. transitional | d. postindustrial |
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