Question

in stage 3: late expanding stage of the demographic transition model (dtm), the rate of natural increase also decreases as birth rates converge toward ______ rates. options: growth, death, fertility, migration

Explanation:

In the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) Stage 3 (Late Expanding), birth rates decline and converge toward death rates. This is because death rates have already fallen (due to improvements in healthcare, etc.), and birth rates start to decrease as societies develop, leading to a narrowing gap between birth and death rates, which reduces the natural increase rate. The other options: "growth" is a result, not a rate to converge to; "fertility" is related to birth rates but not the rate they converge to; "migration" is not a rate type in this DTM stage context for birth - death convergence.

Answer:

B. death