The sum of the age-specific birth rates (5-year age groups between 10 and 49) for female residents of a specified geographic area during a specified time period

Q. The sum of the age-specific birth rates (5-year age groups between 10 and 49) for female residents of a specified geographic area during a specified time period
A. crude death rate
B. birth rate
C. total fertility rate
D. none of these
Answer: total fertility rate