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Question 1

What happens to the birth rate, death rates, and population growth in stage 1?

Answer 1

Birth rates: high
Death rates: high
Population growth: Stable or slow increase

Question 2

What happens to the birth rate, death rates, and population growth in stage 2?

Answer 2

Birth rates: High
Death rates: Falls rapidly
Population growth: Rapid increase

Question 3

What happens to the birth rate, death rates, and population growth in stage 3?

Answer 3

Birth rates: Falling
Death rates: Falling more slowly
Population growth: Increase slows down

Question 4

What happens to the birth rate, death rates, and population growth in stage 4?

Answer 4

Birth rates: Low
Death rates: Low
Population growth: Falling and then stable

Question 5

What happens to the birth rate, death rates, and population growth in stage 5?

Answer 5

Birth rates: Yet to be seen
Death rates: Low
Population growth: Little change

Question 6

Developing country characteristics

Answer 6

The population growth is high, the population is young. The death rates are also normally high

Question 7

Developed country characteristics

Answer 7

Population growth is more stable, and death rates are lower. The population is older

Question 8

What does a developing country population pyramid look like?

Answer 8

The base is very wide, and the tip is very small

Question 9

What does a delevoped country population pyramid look like?

Answer 9

The pyramid is more rounded out, the base and middle are similar sizes, with the top being slightly smaller

Question 10

What is the comparison between resource use in developed countries and developing countries?

Answer 10

Developed countries use more resources than developing countries