In the first stage of demographic transition, why do people have many children?
ATo pay very high family taxes
BTo fill the new city factories
CBecause families are literate
DTo offset deaths from epidemics
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. To offset deaths from epidemics
1. Stage one has high fertility and high mortality.
2. People reproduce more to compensate for deaths.
3. Life expectancy is low and farming dominates.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 2, The World Population._
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