Demographers at the United Nations Population Division predict that the global population will grow from the current approximately 8 billion people to 9.7 billion by 2050, and to over 10 billion by 2100. Their current forecast is that the global population will plateau at about 10.4 billion. Based on our classroom discussions, which of the following would best explain why the United Nations' demographers believe the population will plateau by the end of the 21st century: Question 12Select one: A. Increasing female education will lower the global fertility rate to approximately 2. B. The introduction of forced sterilization policies by governments around the world will prevent the population from growing beyond 10.4 billion. C. Decreasing household income in developing countries will push the fertility rate below 2 in these countries, causing the global fertility rate to fall to approximately 2. D. Resource scarcity because of the limited carrying capacity of planet earth will prevent the population from growing beyond 10.4 billion