Human Population Growth

Question 1

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and population growth rate in Stage 1?

Answer 1

Birth rate: High
Death rate: High
Natural increase: Stable of slow increase

Question 2

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and population growth rate in Stage 2?

Answer 2

Birth rate: High
Death rate: Falls rapidly
Natural increase: Rapid increase

Question 3

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and population growth rate in Stage 3?

Answer 3

Birth rate: Falling
Death rate: Falls more slowly
Natural increase: Slows down

Question 4

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and population growth rate in Stage 4?

Answer 4

Birth rate: Low
Death rate: Low
Natural increase: Falling and then stable

Question 5

What happens to the birth rate, death rate, and population growth rate in Stage 5?

Answer 5

Birth rate: Yet to be seen
Death rate: Low
Natural increase: Little change

Question 6

Is a developing country or a developed country going to have a higher growth rate?

Answer 6

Developing

Question 6

Is Germany a developed or developing country?

Answer 6

Developed

Question 6

Is Mozambique a developed or developing country?

Answer 6

Developing

Question 7

How is an age structure diagram used to predict population growth?

Answer 7

If the younger population is larger that the older population then the population is growth but if it is the other way around then the population will shrink

Question 8

Does a developed country or a developing country use more materials?

Answer 8

Developed