The demographic transition model

Question 1

How many stages does the DTM have?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

What is the birth rate in stage 1?

Answer 2

High and fluctuating

Question 3

What is the birth rate in stage 4

Answer 3

Low and fluctuating

Question 4

What are the key characteristics of stage 5?

Answer 4

Death rate begins to exceed the birth rate because of an ageing population.

Question 5

Give an example of people in stage 1

Answer 5

Amazonian tribes people

Question 6

What is natural increase?

Answer 6

The zone where the birth rare exceeds the death rate and as a result the population expands

Question 7

What causes natural decrease?

Answer 7

An aging population causing the death rate to rise and become higher than the birth rate (happens in stage 5)

Question 8

As well as the birth rate and death rate lines what other line can be seen on the DTM?

Answer 8

The line of total population which start low, rises rapidly and then levels off during stage 4

Question 9

What are the problems with the DTM?

Answer 9

1) It assumes that all countries will go through the same process of development which the UK went trough.
2) Can be very difficult to place a country If they are near the boundary.
3) will need long term adaptation as nations become increasingly developed and move towards a stage 6.