The studies of fertility among the hunting and gathering populations and early modern societies provided by Robbins and Dowty indicate that: Group of answer choicessocieties were *not* able to adjust birth rates or mortality rates to adapt to the social and economic environment in which they existed.high fertility rates were universal across different social and environmental contexts.only modern birth control technologies have allowed societies to manage birth rates.societies were able to adjust birth rates to adapt to the social and economic environment in which they existed.

The "demographic transition" process connecting societal development and wealth to fertility rates is best understood as:  Group of answer choicesan accurate description of historical reality for many existing societies.a fundamentally theoretical claim about possible outcomes.

Historically, up until the Middle Ages, populations were mostly limited byMultiple Choicelow fertility rates.culturally imposed family planning practices.disease and poor nutrition.religious restrictions on marriage.infanticide.

Historically, the development of agriculture permitted people to –       Group of answer choiceshave more time for hunting.maintain smaller numbers.have more vacations.decrease feritlity rates.settle permanently in one location.

What is fertility?Multiple choice question.The number of children in a societyThe number of child-bearing women in a societyThe level of reproduction in a societyThe rate of deaths in a society

In response to the sexual revolutionGroup of answer choiceswomen had children at a younger age.there was a decrease in the marriage age.abortion became illegal.divorce rates plummeted.the birth rate declined.