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In the early stages of demographic transition, when mortality declines but birth rates remain high, what age-structural change is common?

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Correct answer: A large child and youth share persists

In the early stage of demographic transition, improvements in health, sanitation and disease control reduce mortality. However, families may continue to have many children because social and economic conditions have not yet changed enough to lower fertility. More children are therefore born, and more of them survive. The population pyramid keeps a broad base, representing a large child and youth population.

Option A is correct because the child and youth share remains large during this stage. Elderly people do not immediately become the majority, since life expectancy has only begun to improve and births remain high. A narrow base would indicate low fertility, while equal age groups are not the expected result of this transition stage.

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Demographic TransitionMortality DeclineYouthful PopulationAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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