DTM - geography

What do the three lines on a DTM represent?

• birth rate

• Death rate

• Population growth

what is the first stage in the DTM?

High stationary

What is the second stage on the DTM?

Early expanding

What is the third stage on the DTM?

Late expanding

What is the fourth stage on the DTM?

Low stationary

birth rate >death rate

Natural increase

Death rate > birth rate

Natural decrease

The level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain geographic area.

Standard of living

Standard of living is the level of wealth, _____, material goods, and ________ available to a certain geographic area

Comfort, necessities

What factors affect population incline/decline? [name as many as you can before checking options- there are 5]

• infant mortality rate

• Access to contraception

• Lack of money (have more kids to work)

• Standard of living

The DTM is affected by….

Population pyramids

This is a population pyramid, what can you infer about the country’s population?

• wide base =larger younger population

• Narrow top =smaller older population

• Higher death rates & lower life expectancy.

This is a population pyramid, what can you infer about the country’s population?

• narrow base = smaller younger population, lower birth rates.

• Taller =high life expectancy

• Middle =wider, more working age people, more money