Human birth rate peaked in the 1980s and has been slowly declining ever since. How is this expected to affect our population size over the next several decades?

A. The human population size will level off.
B. The human population size will continue to increase at the same rate it has for the past 100 years.
C. The human population size will begin to decline.
D. The human population size will continue to increase, but not as fast as before.


Answer: D

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