【用戶】加賴叫過去

【年級】高三下

【評論內容】The first stage of the demographic transition model portrays a preindustrial era when both the birth rate and the death rate were high. Typically, women gave birth to a large number of babies. This was partly (C)due to cultural and religious pressures but also because families required a large number of children, (A)since often many didn’t survive into adulthood due to the harsh living conditions. Furthermore, (B)children were needed to help adults work the land or perform other chores. The death rate was high due to the high incidence of diseases and famine and also because of poor hygiene. Total population tended to fluctuate due to occasional epidemics, but overall there was only a very gradual long-term increase during this stage.選(D)