In the non-West, birth and death rates remained equally high until:
a. the 1960s.
b. the early twentieth century.
c. the 1990s.
d. about 1840.
Question 2
A number of hypotheses have been developed about the decline in the death rate, the decline in fertility, and the development of industrialization. What is considered to be the main and direct cause of the fertility reduction in the West?
a. reduced mortality
b. greater industrialization
c. changed values and aspirations
d. government intervention