DTM Stages Flashcards
High, but fluctuating birth rate as the need for farm labor changes.
Stage 1
High, but fluctuating birth rate to reflect desires for big families.
Stage 2
Declining birth rate as urbanization decreases the need for child labor
Stage 3
Low birth rate, but enough to keep the population stable
Stage 4
Birth rate so low it falls below the death rate.
Stage 5
High, but fluctuating death rate to reflect diseases and poor sanitation.
Stage 1
Rapidly declining death rate as nutrition, sanitation, and medicine improve
Stage 2
Declining death rate, but not as fast as in the previous stage
Stage 3
Low and stable death rate
Stage 4
Low death rate, sometimes increasing as the population ages
Stage 5
Very low population growth because births and death are both high
Stage 1
Rapid population growth as death rates falls faster than birth rates.
Stage 2
Rapid population growth, but slowing as birth rate declines
Stage 3
Very low population growth because births and deaths are both low
Stage 4
Population growth is very low and declines as births fall below deaths
Stage 5
