A nursing student is listening to a lecture in which the instructor explains that a population pyramid is a way to visually compare a population for a certain demographic such as age. If a pyramid has a broad base and a small top, it represents
A. Slow growth
B. Rapid growth
C. Equal growth
D. Mostly older people, with no growth
ANS: B
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