Geography: Development gap: DTM and Population structures

How many stages are there to the DTM?

In stage 1 the birth and death rate are....

• high and fluctuating

• low and fluctuating

• high and stable

• low and stable

• rising steadily

Name the indicators that will be low for stage 1 societies

• Birth rate

• Fertility rate

• Infant mortality rate

• Life expectancy

• Total population

Stage 1 societies can be described as....

• primitive

• pre-industrial

• early modern

• service-based

• educated

Stage 2 features what process?

Name a country in stage 2

In stage 2, describe the trends for birth rate, death rate and total population

• Death rate decreases

• Birth rate decreases

• Birth rate increases

• Total population increases

• Natural increase begins

Death rate decreases in stage 2 because of better......

In stage 2 what happens to life expectancy?

In stage 2, a greater proportion of the population are living in towns and cities, what is this called?