Demographically, Latin America has grown much faster than North America. What factors contribute to its faster growth, and is this growth likely to continue?

What will be an ideal response?


During the middle part of the twentieth-century, Latin America exhibited higher rates of natural increase, thereby leading to a more rapid growth in population. These rates, however, are declining; coupled with significant emigration, Latin America's population growth is likely to slow.

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