Many developing countries have experienced decades of rapid population growth and thus seem to be trapped in .
a) the population divide
b) fertility conversion
c) their population profile
d) the demographic transition

D. The Demographic transition

Explanation: Demographic transition explains the association between population growth and economic development. It explains the high infant mortality and high birth rate associated with non-industrial, low technology and many developing countries and the low infant mortality, low birth rate commonly found in industrial, high technology and high level of education found in developed countries.

It is an historical overview which shows high birth rate in low industrial and developing countries and low birth rate in industrial and developed countries.

i disagree that there is little difference between adult female development and adult male development. sociological studies comparing female and male pathways to adulthood, revelead that there are sustancial differences between them. particularly, female and male differ from timing of marriage, when they began to live with children and the likelihood of combining wife/husband and parent roles.