Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 40, Problem 9SA
Compared to the less developed countries, the highly developed ones have a higher ________.
| a. death rate | c. total fertility rate |
| b. birth rate | d. |
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