Britains Demographic Transition Flashcards
1
Q
Stage one
A
Prior agriculture and industrial revolutions. Before 1801 BR High Families large High fluctuating death rates
Famine / diseases
High infant mortality
Pop size remained stable
2
Q
When was stage 2
A
1750-1880
3
Q
Stage 2
A
Fall in death rates
Birth rates high
4
Q
Why is there a fall in dr in stage 2?
A
Improved food supply from new agriculture
Improved sanitation / hygriene clean water supply
Disease reduced better medicines
5
Q
Why are birth rates still high in stage 2?
A
Lack of contraception
Infant mortality
Poor housing
Work / look after parents
6
Q
When was stage 3?
A
1880-1940
7
Q
What happened in stage 3?
A
Continued fall in death rates.
Medical advances - penicillin
Rise in living standards.
Fall in birth rates. Employment/ education Women workforce Higher income New ideas
8
Q
When was stage 4?
A
1940- today
9
Q
What happened in stage 4?
A
Death rates start to level out at low level.
NHS
Birt dates fall to similar level.
Contraception
Status of women
Smaller families
