When a country has economic development, the birth rate usually falls. People are working more and wait later in life to have children. While some others now choose to not have any children at all. For a population to be stable, a woman needs to have 2 children, it has fallen over the years in developed countries. This can be problematic for future generations because the newer generations are the ones to support the retiring generations. Labor forces will shrink and this will then hurt the economy.
The relative age of a fossil is how old it is compared to other fossils. The absolute age is how long it took to form. Also see the law of superposition. If I have not answered your intended question, delete my answer.
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Colonialism created a high level of ethnic, linguistic, and economic diversity in the Caribbean. The main shifts were the demise of indigenous groups and the introduction of African slaves. The African influence can be witnessed in the