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abc · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Which of the following is NOT a reason that fertility rates fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a. New economic forms, such as pensions, meant children weren't needed for care in one's old age.
b. Lower mortality rates meant fewer births were needed to ensure that several children survived into adulthood.
c. New ideas of individual satisfaction helped to popularize limiting family size.
d. Improved methods of birth control helped people limit family size.

Question 2

Why do some countries with a lower standard of living than the U.S. have a life expectancy that is as high, if not higher?

a. After a certain point, standard of living is less important than reducing income inequality in extending life expectancy.
b. Some natural remedies used in these countries are far more effective than modern medicine.
c. People in countries with lower standards of living do not experience as much stress as do people in the U.S.
d. Countries with lower standards of living always have lower life expectancies.