Population dynamics

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What is the natural change of a population

The balance between births and deaths in a population. Either: natural increase, stable or natural decrease

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What is net migration

Balance between emigration and immigration

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3

What does high mortality cause

Fast population growth

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4

What causes babies per woman to decrease

  • children survive

  • Many children not needed for work

  • Women get an education and join the labour force

  • Family planning is accessible

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The factors that can effect fertility

Environmental

Political

Economic

Socio cultural

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Describe stage 1 of the demographic transition model

  • CBR= high

  • CDR= high

  • Demographic change is stable

  • Society is pré-industrialised based of subsistence agriculture

  • CDR high and fluctuating due to increase of famine, disease and war

  • CBR high, need for child labour and replacement babies

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Describe stage 2 of the demographic transition model

  • CBR= high

  • CDR= Decreasing

  • Demographic change is natural increase(youthful population)

  • Early industrialisation

  • CDR high as chile labour still requires, no reliable contraceptives/ culturally unacceptable

  • CDR decline due to; better nutrition, improved healthcare and sanitation

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Describe stage 3 of the demographic transition model

  • CBR= declining

  • CDR= low

  • Demographic change: natural increase (young economically active)

  • Society adjusts to lower mortality, birth rates begin to decline

  • Continued improvements in medical care

  • Wider contraceptive use, female education and higher status

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Describe stage 4 of the demographic transition model

CBR= decline

CDR= low

Demographic change: natural increase ( many economically active)

Advanced medical services and good quality life

Wide contraceptive accessibility

High female status allows concentration on education/employment

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Describe stage 5 of demographic transition model

  • CBR= declining

  • CDR= low

  • Demographic change: decrease (ageing population)

  • Elderly generation dominates population structure

  • Birth rate has fallen below death rate

  • Population declines unless there is immigration

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