Question

Which of the following describes the population of the world's countries before the Industrial Revolution? (5 points)

Birth rates were high, and death rates were high.

Birth rates were high, and life expectancy was high.

Death rates were low, and life expectancy was low.

Birth rates were high, and death rates were low.

Answer 1

Birth rates were high, and death rates were high

Answer 2

Answer: Birth rates were high, and death rates were high.

Step-by-step explanation:

The demographic transition model is divided into stages. In stage 1, which applied to most of the world before the Industrial Revolution, both birth rates and death rates are high. Population remains constant. Before the industrial revolution birth rate was high because most families had many children and they all worked in the familiy"s farms. However, many of them died from illnesses so death rate was also high.