Question

Which of the following most accurately examines the causes of rapid population growth in Latin America since 1945?(1 point)
Responses

Countries did not have enough money to invest in education and other resources for all their citizens.
Countries did not have enough money to invest in education and other resources for all their citizens.

More people were born and fewer people died, which expanded the population and created new pressures on countries’ infrastructures.
More people were born and fewer people died, which expanded the population and created new pressures on countries’ infrastructures.

More people died and fewer people were born, causing new challenges for different governments trying to support their people.
More people died and fewer people were born, causing new challenges for different governments trying to support their people.

Authoritarian governments tried to take advantage of income inequalities and made population growth worse.

Answer 1

More people were born and fewer people died, which expanded the population and created new pressures on countries’ infrastructures.

(Improved healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition reduced mortality while birth rates stayed high for decades, producing rapid population growth.)