Section: Social Studies

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Nations	Birthrate (per 1000 females)	Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births)
Uganda	51	104
Somalia	50	122
Angola	47	137
Cambodia	46	112
Ethiopia	46	110
Pakistan	40	109
Canada	14	6.8
France	13	6.7
Denmark	13	6.6
Italy	10	8.3
Germany	10	5.9
Japan	10	4.4
Source: Information Please Almanac, 1995 (est. mid-1994

Which is a valid generalization based on the information in the chart?

1. In developing nations, the infant mortality rate decreases as the
   birthrate increases.
2. Industrialized nations have lower birthrates and infant mortality rates than developing nations.
3. Decreasing the infant mortality rate will limit population growth in developing nations.
4. Industrialized nations have higher population densities than developing nations.
5. Developing nations have ten times the infant mortality of industrialized nations.

A valid generalization from the chart is that industrialized nations have lower birth rates and infant mortality rates than developing nations. The first six nations of the chart are developing nations, whereas the last six are industrialized nations. The average birth rate of the developing nations is four times greater than that of the industrialized nations. The difference between infant mortality rates is even greater. from Uganda’s, which is 12 times greater than Italy’s, to Angola’s, which is 31 times greater than Japans.