Answer to Question #208246 in Geography for Nicola

Question

Which one of the following statements referring to population structure is false? (1) The IMR is the lowest in countries with well-trained doctors and nurses, modern hospitals and large supplies of medicine. (2) Population increases due to increases in fertility rates and decreases due to increases in mortality rates. (3) Stage 4 of the demographic transition is associated with a low, zero or even a negative NIR. (4) Currently the NIR is much higher in the developed than in the developing countries.

Answer 1

The third statement is false.