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urbanoutfitters

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A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow peak is characteristic of what kind of growth rate?
 
  A) slow growth
  B) zero growth
  C) rapid growth
  D) negative growth
  E) It is impossible to tell the growth rate based on the shape of a population pyramid.

Question 2

What is one of the best indicators of the momentum for continued population growth?
 
  A) the youthfulness of a population
  B) the death rate of a population
  C) the average life expectancy of a population
  D) the death rate and the average life expectancy



jessofishing

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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