?If every woman worldwide had no more than a total of two children during her lifetime, the world population would still increase for 50 years. Why is this?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The number of girls who are pre-reproductive is larger than the number of women who are reproducing. Even if each pre-reproductive girl only had two children during her reproductive years, the momentum of the number of girls will keep the population increasing until the size of pre-reproductive people and reproductive people is equal.
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