Demographic Transition Model

Unit 2

Who created the Demographic Transition Model?

Warren Thompson

What year was the Demographic Transition Model created?

1929

What trends does the DTM model show?

Natural population change

What is stage 1 like?

High fluctuating

What is the population growth like in stage 1?

Constant and low

Why is population growth constant in stage 1?

Fluctuating birth rate and death rate

Why was birth rate high in stage 1?

No birth control

Why was death rate high in stage 1?

High levels of disease and famine

What sort of populations are in stage 1?

Tribal communities

What is stage 2 like?

Early expanding

What happens to the death rate in stage 2?

Fall in death rates

Why is there a fall of death rate in stage 2?

Societal developments

Give 3 examples of societal developments

Advancements in healthcare, hygiene and better nutrition

Due to the advancement in healthcare in stage 2, what has lowered?

Incidence of disease

Due to having better nutrition in stage 2, what has lowered?

Food inesecurity

What continues to be high in stage 2?

Birth rate

What is stage 3 like?

Late expanding

What is the birth rate like in stage 3?

Decreasing

Why does birth rate fall in stage 3?

Further social and cultural changes

Give 4 examples of social and cultural changes which effected the decreasing birth rate in stage 3

Emancipation of women, contraception, reduced need for large families and education

What type of countries are in stage 3?

NEE's

What is stage 4 like?

Low fluctuating

What is low in stage 4?

Birth and death rates

What is population growth like in stage 4?

Slow

What is stage 5 like?

Decline

What part of the model is not official?

Stage 5

What is high in stage 5?

Death rate

Name 3 limitations to this model

Migration impacts, Wars and Disease pandemeics

what is some evidence of this models' weaknesses?

Uk took 200 years to industrialise compared to China who took 60 years