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Why can the population of a country with a youthful age structure continue growing for some time even after fertility declines?

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Correct answer: Large numbers continue entering reproductive ages

A youthful age structure creates population momentum. Even when the average number of children per woman falls, a country may already have a very large group of children and adolescents. As this group grows older, many people enter the reproductive ages at the same time. With more potential parents, the total number of births can remain substantial for a period, even if each person has fewer children than earlier generations. Population growth therefore responds with a delay to falling fertility.

Option A is correct because it identifies the large number of people continuing to enter reproductive ages. Option B is false because mortality does not become zero. Option C is unrelated to the mechanism, and D contradicts the presence of working-age people. Momentum does not mean fertility must rise; it means age structure can keep total population increasing temporarily after fertility declines.

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Population MomentumYouthful PopulationFertility DeclineReproductive AgeAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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