Population - DTM

Question 1

Stage 1

Answer 1

High birth rate (35 per 1,000)
- no birth control, children needed to work, high infant mortality so women have more children in hope some will survive.
High fluctuating death rate (35 per 1,000)
- poor hygiene and medicine, famine, disease

Question 2

Stage 2

Answer 2

High birth rate still (35 per 1,000)
Decreased death rate (20 per 1,000)
-improved medical care, improved sanitation, improved food and water supply, decrease in infant mortality

Question 3

Stage 3

Answer 3

Decreasing birth rate (16 per 1,000)
- contraception, lower infant mortality, increased industrialisation so fewer workers needed, less desire for large families
Death rate continues to fall (12 per 1,000)

Question 4

Stage 4

Answer 4

Birth rate remains low (12-16 per 1,000)

Death rate remains low (10-12 per 1,000)

Question 5

Stage 5

Answer 5

Birth and Death rate low and fluctuating