Based on the Fertility-Rate Calculations for Major Industrialized Countries, Their

Multiple Choice

Based on the fertility-rate calculations for major industrialized countries, their populations are expected to decline significantly in the coming years because the

A) total fertility rate is higher than the replacement rate.
B) total fertility rate is below the replacement rate.
C) fertility rate and the replacement rate are about equal.
D) fertility rate divided by the replacement rate is greater than one.