9.4 SG

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Stage 1: Lotta babies are born, and lots people die, so the population doesn’t grow much.

Stage 2: Still lots of babies being born, but fewer people are dying, so the population grows really fast.

Stage 3: The number of babies being born starts to go down, and people are living longer, so the population growth slows down.
Stage 4: Not many babies are born, and people are living longer, so the population growth becomes stable or may even decrease sometimes

Question 2

What are the statistics from the human population growth lab that correlate with developed vs. developing nations?

Answer 2

The population in developed countries isn’t growing really while the one in developing countries is

Question 3

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

Answer 3

An age structure diagram, or population pyramid, helps to predict population growth by showing the distribution of different age groups. A pyramid with a wider base can suggests potential future growth, while a more uniform shape shows more stable growth. Inversely, an inverted pyramid suggests a declining population