Figure 6.5
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On the accompanying graph, what does the horizontal line at 2.1 births per women represent? What does the section of the graph marked "A" represent? What does the section of the graph marked "B" represent?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


The horizontal line indicates replacement-level fertility. Section "A" represents the baby-boom generation when the average total fertility rate (TFR) was high—3.7. Section "B" shows the TFR decreasing to, or near, replacement level fertility since 1972.

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