Which of the following statements about death rates is accurate?
Correct answer: C. Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade
- A. Wars, droughts, epidemics, and disasters have a strong destabilizing effect on the global death rate
- B. Death rates tend to be stable from one state or region to another, but vary strongly at the global death rate
- C. Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade
- D. Global warming has brought a measurable rise in global death rates
Explanation
Death rates can differ substantially among countries because of age structure, health systems, conflict, and living conditions, while long-term global patterns tend to change more gradually. The other statements exaggerate the effect of short-term disasters or make unsupported claims about global warming.
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