2.3 flash cards

Question 1

What happens with birth rate, death rate, and growth rate in the first stage of the demographic transition

Answer 1

The birth rate and death rate are both very high witch levels out the growth rate to about nothing.

Question 2

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and growth rate in the second stage of the demographic transition

Answer 2

The Birth rate stays high and slowly starts decreasing while the death rate drops drastically. This makes the growth rate very high and rapid.