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The relationship between population and income is___________________?

Correct answer: A. an increase in income produces a decline in fertility

  • A. an increase in income produces a decline in fertility
  • B. the birth rate rises because of an increase in education
  • C. the rise in income and population results in a decrease of urbanization
  • D. working women have more children

Explanation

As income and living standards rise, fertility generally falls because education, contraception, and the opportunity cost of child-rearing increase. Education usually lowers, rather than raises, birth rates, making option b a tempting error.

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