Demographic Transition Model Review Quiz

Stage One of the Demographic Transition Model

High birth rates and high death rates. Small population growth.

Stage Two of the Demographic transition model

Birth rates remain high but death rates fall rapidly causing a high population growth -----caused by improvement in healthcare and sanitation.

Stage Three of the Demographic transition model.

Total population is still rising rapidly. The gap between birth and death rates narrow due to availability of contraceptives and less children needed due to mechanization of farming. Natural increase is high.

Stage Four of the Demographic transition model

Total population is high, but balanced because of continuation of low birth rates and low death rates, fluctuating with 'baby booms' and epidemics of illnesses and disease. This results in a steady population.

Stage Five of the Demographic transition model.

Total population is declining because birth rates have dropped below death rates.

What countries are examples of stage 1?

No countries presently serve as good examples of this stage. Most demographers agree that only remote groups of civilization remain in this stage. Some, however, argue that some LDC's in Africa are still in this stage.

What countries are examples of stage 2?

Haiti, Kenya,-- Most demographers place Niger in this stage also.

What countries are examples of stage 3?

Brazil, India

What countries are examples of stage 4?

United States, France, UK.

What countries are examples of stage 5?

Germany, Sweden, (Some say Japan)

What would a stage 1 DTM look like as a population pyramid?

Tent

What would a stage 2 DTM look like as a population pyramid?

Pyramid

What would a stage 3 DTM look like as a population pyramid?

Tombstone

What would a stage 4 DTM look like as a population pyramid?

Surfboard

What would a stage 5 DTM look like as a population pyramid?

Diamond

What is the fifth stage of the DTM characterized by?

Very low CBR, Increasing CDR, Negative NIR, over time, few young women in child-bearing years.

What are some successful strategies for lowering birth rates?

Improving Education and Health Care, family planning.

What is "Dearth Birth"?

Falling Fertility Rates (more deaths than births)