Question

Which of the following refers to the situation where a large cohort of women of reproductive age will fuel population growth over the next generation, even if each woman has fewer children than previous generations did?

• A. Demographic Transition
• B. Population Momentum
• C. Crude Death Rate
• D. Crude Birth Rate

Hint:

Growth continues even with fewer children per woman because many women enter the childbearing age. Which term names this?

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Population can keep growing for decades even after women start having fewer children. This happens when a big group of young people is just entering the childbearing years. The idea has a special name in demography. We match the description with the right term.

Step 2: Check option (A).
Demographic transition is the long shift of a society from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as it develops. It describes a stage by stage change, not this effect of a large young cohort. So this option is wrong.

Step 3: Check option (B).
Population momentum is the tendency of a population to keep growing after fertility falls, because a large number of young women are entering reproductive age. This is exactly the situation described. So this option is correct.

Step 4: Check option (C).
Crude death rate is the number of deaths per thousand people in a year. It does not describe a growth effect from a young cohort. So this option is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (D).
Crude birth rate is the number of births per thousand people in a year. It is a simple measure, not the name of the effect described. So this option is wrong.

Final Answer:
The situation is called population momentum. This is option 2. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 2}} \]