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The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is know as_______________?

Correct answer: B. demography

  • A. Malthusianism
  • B. demography
  • C. forecasting
  • D. official statistics

Explanation

Demography is the systematic study and measurement of population size, composition, distribution and change. Malthusianism is a theory about population growth, not the general measurement of populations.

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