Demographic Transision Model

Question 1

Name and describe stage one

Answer 1

HIGH FLUCTUATING STATE, no country is here today. very underdeveloped. high birth and death rates. low population.

Question 2

Name and describe stage 2

Answer 2

EARLY EXPANDING, still a poor country but becoming richer. Death rates are dropping which increases the population.

Question 3

Name and describe stage 3

Answer 3

LATE EXPANDING, the country realizes that fewer babies die, this makes birth rates drop. Total population is still rising.

Question 4

Name and describe stage 4

Answer 4

LOW FLUCTUATING, this is a rich country. Birth rates, death rates and total population are all not moving.

Question 5

Name and describe stage 5

Answer 5

SENILE STATE, birth rates start to drop a little because of people are rich and don’t want children. The population starts to decline a bit.