1.) What statement best explains the type of population growth seen in Belize according to the 2010 age structure diagram?

A) Belize has a low birth rate and a low death rate.
B) Belize has a high birth rate and a low death rate.
C) Belize has a high birth rate and a high death rate.
D) Belize has a low birth rate and a high emigration rate.

2.) Examining the 2010 age structure diagram for Belize, which statement best reflects the trends shown in the graph?

A) Belize will have low emigration rates in the next fifty years.
B) Belize has a high level of education for its female population.
C) Belize has a low infant mortality compared to the United States.
D) Belize will have a rapidly growing population over the next twenty years

1. Belize has a high birth rate and a low death rate.

2. Belize will have a rapidly growing population over the next twenty years.

Explanation:

Belize has a high birth rate and a low death rate. Belize is in the phase II of the demographic transition model. Their population is growing exponentially. This is due to lowering death rates while the birth rates are still high.

Belize will have a rapidly growing population over the next twenty years. When the age structure diagram has a wider base than the middle or top age groups, this indicates a population that is rapidly growing. Belize is early in the transition model and still has high birth rates. Countries like Belize typically have lower opportunities for education for women of reproductive age, can have high infant mortality, and can have high emigration rates.