DTM Flashcards
What is the present population of the world to the nearest billion?
6 billion
What is meant by birth rate?
The number of live births per 1000 people.
What is meant by death rate?
The number of deaths per 1000 people.
What is meant by the natural population change.
The change in population due the difference in birth and death rate.
Calculate the natural increase when birth rate is 10/1000 and death rate is 4/1000.
The increase is 6/1000.
what is meant by overall population change?
The difference between death and birth rate + or - migration rates.
What do the initials DTM stand fore.
Demographic Transition Model.
What does the DTM illustrate.
Change in birth rate, death rate and population.
What does the x axis represent on the DTM.
Years.
How many stages does the DTM have?
4 or 5
Describe the birth and death rate in stage 1 of the DTM.
A high fluctuating DR and BR.
Describe the birth and death rate in stage 2 of the DTM.
A high birth rate and declining death rate.
Describe the birth and death rate in stage 3 of the DTM.
A declining birth rate and low declining death rate.
Describe the birth and death rate in stage 4 of the DTM.
A low birth and death rate.
In which stage of the DTM is the UK.
It is in stage 4.
