Population Growth and Structure Flashcards
A country’s population structure change from what?
The stages of the DTM.
What is the population structure of a country?
How many people there are of each age group in the population.
And how many of each gender.
How is population shown?
Using population pyramids.
The changes that happen between each stage of the DTM give countries different what?
Population structures.
Why is birth rate high in stage 1?
No use of contraception.
Infants die young.
Why is death rate high in stage 1?
Poor health care.
In stage 1 what is the population growth?
Zero.
What is the population structure like in stage 1?
Life expectancy is low.
People don’t reach old age.
Population is mostly young people
Why is birth rate high in stage 2?
No use of contraception.
What is stage 2s economy based on?
Agricultural.
People have lots of children to work on farms.
What does the death rate do in stage 2?
Death rate falls due to improved healthcare.
What is the population growth like in stage 2?
Very high.
What is population structure like in stage 2?
Life expectancy has increased.
Still more younger people, than older people.
What is the birth rate like in stage 3?
Birth rate rapidly falls.
Why does the birth rate fall in stage 3?
Emancipation of women (Equal place in society).
Better education.
Use of contraception increases.
More women work instead of having babies.
What is the economy like in stage 3?
More manufacturing jobs, fewer children needed to work.
What is stage 3 death rate like?
Death rate falls.
Why does the death rate fall in stage 3?
More medical advances.
What is the population growth like in stage 3?
High.
What is the population structure like in stage 3?
More people are living older.
What is the birth rate like in stage 4?
Birth rate is low.
Why is the birth rate low in stage 4?
People move to urban areas, their wealth grows so they want more possessions.
Less money available to have babies.
What is the death rate like in stage 4?
Death rate is low and fluctuating.
What is the population growth in stage 4?
Zero.
