During Phase 1 of the demographic transition both fertility and mortality are high, resulting in minimal population growth. In Phase 2 fertility continues to be high, but mortality rates decline, as a result of which the population __________

A. remains rather stable in size
B. tends to increase in size rapidly
C. ceases to grow and starts to decline
D. usually goes extinct within a few generations


Answer: B

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