2.3 study guide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1st: Death rate and Birth rate are equal and flat.
2nd: Death rate declines while birth stays the same.
3rd: Death rate starts to flatten out while Birth starts to decline.
4th: Death rate flattens out, while birth rate starts to flatten out.
5th: Death rate is flat and so is Birth rate.

Question 2

Developing nations statistics

Answer 2

Developing nations have more resources and have more space, growth rate is much higher.

Question 3

Developed nations statistics

Answer 3

Developed nations have less resources and less space, growth rate is lower.

Question 4

How an age structure diagram can be used to predict population growth

Answer 4

You can predict population growth by looking at the ages 0-14 and 15-40. The more you have in both of those, the higher the growth rate. The lower amount, the lower growth rate.

Question 5

Comparing and contrasting population growth and resource use between developed and developing nations

Answer 5

Resource use is lower in developing nations compared to the developed nations because it is a lower population compared to developed nations.