According to the theory of Demographic Transition, 'population explosion' happens if |
Birth rate is high Birth rates remain high, but death rates are low Death and birth rates both are high. Death and birth rates both are low. |
Birth rates remain high, but death rates are low |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Birth rates remain high, but death rates are low According to the theory of Demographic Transition, population explosion occurs in the second stage, when death rates fall sharply due to better health and sanitation, but birth rates remain high. This creates a rapid rise in population. |