Before 1921, India's population grew slowly because

both birth and death rates were lowCorrect answerYour answerboth birth and death rates were highCorrect answerYour answerthe birth rate was low and the death rate highCorrect answerYour answermany people migrated out of IndiaCorrect answerYour answer

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In the first stage of the demographic transition, high deaths cancel high births, so the population hardly grows.

Concept: Demographic transition
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
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Before 1921, India's population grew slowly because

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