In the 19th and 20th century, many Southeast Asian countries
suffered colonial domination by European powers. Thailand was the only
Southeast Asian state to escape colonial rule. The British and French decided
the country to be neutral territory and it remained independent.
The answer is b. The Middle East
The answer for "What is petrified wood made of?" would be minerals.
A net population decline resulting from an "excess of deaths over births".
Option: A
<u>Explanation</u>:
Demographic transition is a shift from higher to lower level of fertility and mortality.Rapid development in industrialization and urbanization in 
century resulted into enormous population growth. But decline in early 
century covered many reasons like consequences of two calamitous wars, where Europe suffered large population declination due to battle death and civilian causalities in World War I and II. Hence the acceleration of population growth in 19th century but downfall in 20th is also considered as balance.
