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Demographic transition model Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of stage 1? (DTM population)

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  • Total population is low
  • High birth rates
  • High death rates
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What kind of society would a country in stage 1 look like? (DTM population)

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  • Rural
  • Pre-industrial
  • Subsistence farming
  • Regular famines
  • Lack of safe / clean water
  • Disease
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What are the characteristics of stage 2? (DTM population)

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  • Total population rises
  • Death rates fall
  • Birth rates high
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What kind of society would a country in stage 2 look like? (DTM population)

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  • Economic development begins
  • Improved food supply & sanitation
  • Rapidly increasing population
  • Children are an economic asset
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What are the characteristics of stage 3? (DTM population)

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  • Total population is still rising rapidly
  • The gap between birth and death rates narrows
  • The natural increase is high
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What is the name given to stage 1? (DTM population)

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high fluctuating

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What is the name given to stage 2? (DTM population)

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early expanding

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What is the name given to stage 3? (DTM population)

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late expanding

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What is the name given to stage 4? (DTM population)

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low fluctuating

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What is the name given to stage 5? (DTM population)

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fluctuating/decline

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What kind of society would a country in stage 3 look like? (DTM population)

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  • Improved education
  • Better QOL
  • Urbanisation
  • Child labour laws
  • Girls so marry later
  • Contraception
  • Longer life expectancy
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What are the characteristics of stage 4? (DTM population)

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  • Total population is high
  • Low birth rate
  • Low death rate
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What kind of society would a country in stage 4 look like? (DTM population)

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  • Population stabilises
  • High SOL
  • Good medical provision
  • Women to focus on careers
  • Children are an economic burden
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What are the characteristics of stage 5? (DTM population)

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  • Total population is high but going into decline
  • Ageing population
  • Smaller families
  • Child birth later in life
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What kind of society would a country in stage 5 look like? (DTM population)

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  • Fertility falls below replacement level
  • Ageing population
  • Dependency ratio increases
  • Diseases of affluence
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What is an example of a country in stage 1? (DTM population)

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Amazonian tribe

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What is an example of a country in stage 2? (DTM population)

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Ethiopia

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What is an example of a country in stage 3? (DTM population)

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India

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What is an example of a country in stage 4? (DTM population)

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UK

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What is an example of a country in stage 5? (DTM population)

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Russia

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What are the advantages with using the DTM? (DTM population)

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  • Allows for a generalised picture
  • Change over time
  • Used for prediction
  • Easy to compare
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What are the disadvantages of using the DTM? (DTM population)

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  • Based on MEDC’s
  • Strong religious links may change BR/DR
  • High prevalence to HIV/AIDS may cause a country to move backwards

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