In Warren Thompson's Demographic Transition Model, the stage where birth rates decline, death rates remain low, and population growth slows but continues is known as __________.

In stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model, birth rates begin to fall while death rates stay low. Population still increases, but the growth rate slows as the gap between birth and death rates narrows. This is called stage 3: leveling.

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