This research essay is an examination of the reasons for declining fertility in the more developed world. Using a minimum of five contemporary academic sources (including at least three peer-reviewed journal articles), write an essay that explains three reasons why fertility is declining in more developed countries.  Note: all three issues must relate to human geography (e.g. social, cultural, economic, political, urban, etc reasons for declining fertility in more developed countries).  At the end of your answer to this question, you should have a list of references (at least five academic sources in APA format, including at least three peer-reviewed journal articles). Your answer is required to be between 1200-1500 words (not including references). If you go over the word count a bit (e.g. 1600 words) with your references, that is fine.  The essay should include an introduction, a thesis statement that explains your argument and the three issues, the body of your essay that discusses the issues, and a conclusion that re-states the thesis statement and summarizes each of the three issues.  Use headings in your geographic paper for clarity – each section should have a heading (for example, Introduction, Conclusion, and each main idea/section should be titled). Do not use "Main idea 1", "Main idea 2". Use descriptive headings. So each of your three reasons should have a heading. If you're arguing that malaria is an issue because of social media, the Star Wars trilogies, and McDonald's, your headings would be Introduction, Social Media, Star Wars, McDonald's, Conclusion (you can get more complicated, but this is a simple illustration). For the record, you should NOT write a paper that argues these things. You are required to provide a word count at the end of your Geographic Paper.