Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Developing industrial societies are in this stage of demographic transition. During this stage, societies discover technology and resources encourage growth. Birthrates remain high, and improved living conditions and medical knowledge result in lower death rates. Which of Thompson’s stages of Demographic Transition is described in the paragraph above?
The paragraph describes a stage where birthrates remain high while death rates fall because of improved living conditions and medical knowledge. This causes rapid population growth, which is Thompson’s Stage 2, called Growth. Therefore, the correct choice is “2 – Growth.”
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