Demographers refer to changes in the ratio of births to deaths in industrialized countries as:
a. life expectancy
b. the demographic transition
c. fertility
d. life span
Ans: b. the demographic transition
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a. infant mortality rate b. crude-birth rate c. fertility rate d. crude-death rate
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a. Women want to date but do not want to marry. b. Men want to date but do not want to marry. c. Women who are in good health are less likely to date. d. Men who are in good health are less likely to date.
Define theory and its use in science.
What will be an ideal response?