2.5 Demographic Transition Model Flashcards
1
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Factors Limiting population growth
A
famine, epidemics, plagues, wars
2
Q
Factors Enhancing Population Growth
A
Agricultural advances, industrial revolution, sanitation, vaccines,
3
Q
Epidemic
A
Spreads over a large area quickly
4
Q
What are the 5 stages of the demographic transition model?
A
High stationary stage, Early expanding stage, Late Expanding stage, Low stationary stage, natural decrease stage
5
Q
High stationary stage
A
Birth and death rates are both high
6
Q
Early Expanding stage
A
death rates start to drop rapidly, population increases quickly
7
Q
Late Expanding Stage
A
birth rates decline, so does natural increase
8
Q
Low stationary stage
A
Birth & Death rates are similar, but at much lower levels than previous stages
9
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Natural Decrease stage
A
Birth rates are below death rates.
