Demographic Transition Model

Model that explains changes in population demographics in countries at different time periods.

• Distant Decay Model 
• Demographic Transition Model 
• Overpopulation Model 
•  Epidemiologic Transition Model

A characteristic of stage Three of the DTM shows?
   

• High birth and death rates
• Low death and high birth rates
• Declining birth and death rates 
• High death and low birth rates

A characteristic of stage four of the DTM shows
   

• High birth and death rates
• Low death and high birth rates
• Low birth and death rates
• High death and low birth rates

A characteristic of stage one of the DTM shows
    

• High birth and death rates
• Low death and high birth rates
• Low birth and death rates
• High death and low birth rates

Regarding Demographic transition, Image A would most likely be ___, while image B would most likely be ___

• Phase 1, Phase 3

• Phase 4, Phase 2

• Phase 1, Phase 4

• Phase 2, Phase 4

After studying this graph, a geographer could conclude that ______ are higher in less developed countries.

• Total Fertility Rates (TFRs)
• mortality rates
• Crude Death Rates (CDRs)
• Zero Population Growth (ZPG)

Demographers use population pyramids for all these reasons.

• True
• False

What happened to the global population during the Industrial Revolution?

• it declined although the annual growth rate increased exponentially
• it decreased although it had increased during the earlier agricultural revolution
• it continued to increase despite fluctuations in individual countries
• it decreased dramatically because fewer people were producing food in rural communities

In which stage of the demographic transition would you find rapidly declining death rates?

• stage 1
• stage 2
• stage 3
• stage 4

In which stage of the demographic transition would you find the highest natural increase rates?

• stage 1
• stage 2
• stage 3
• stage 4