The term demographic transition refers to ________
A) the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches it biocapacity
B) the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity
C) the decline in death rates followed by a decline in birth rates that occurred because sanitation levels in areas improved
D) the decline in death rates and subsequent decline in birth rates that occur as a country economically develops
E) a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable
Answer: D
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