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If fertility has declined in a country but the total number of births remains high for some time, what is the strongest explanation?

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Correct answer: A large population is present in reproductive ages

Fertility rate and the total number of births are related but not identical. Fertility rate describes the average number of children per woman, while total births also depend on how many women are in the reproductive-age group. A country may have lower fertility but still contain a very large generation born during an earlier high-fertility period.

When that large generation reaches reproductive ages, many women may have children even if each woman has fewer children on average. This creates population momentum and keeps the total number of births high for some time. Therefore option A is correct. Death rate, land area, and migration do not directly explain this specific delay in falling births.

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Fertility DeclineReproductive AgeDemographic MomentumTotal BirthsPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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