Demographic Transition Quiz

What stage of the Demographic Transition is shown in this image?

• Stage 2

• Stage 6

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

What is one reason this population pyramid would be considered stage 4?

• larger older population

• decreasing middle age population

• larger populations between 0-14

• the small population between 80-100

If a population is in stage three, what is one thing we can expect to be happening in the population?

• the number of babies will be droping

• the number of deaths will slowly increase

• the number of women between 30-40 will go down

• the number of older people will be decreasing

Analyze which of the following statements would NOT be true about the first part of stage 1?

• The invention of agriculture is lowering death rates.

• Most people struggled to survive due to unstable food.

• Most people lived as hunter-gathers.

• People did not have permanent settlements. (were nomadic).

Which of the following choices were NOT first created during Stage 1, thanks to the Agricultural Revolution?

• farming

• towns

• trades

• factories

Comparing Stage 1 and 2 of the DTM, what is one major difference between the stages?

• lowing birthrates

• a decrease in technological progress

• rapid population growth

• an aging population

Evaluate which would not be a reason birthrates are dropping during Stage 3?

• Women starting to get more opportunities outside the home.

• Less factory jobs thanks to mechanization.

• Better medical care allowing for contraception and high chances of survival for children.

• An older population where most women are no longer able to have children.

What is the main purpose of the Demographic Transition Model?

• to evaluate the success of populations

• to understand the impact of racism on society

• to make prediction about future population changes

• to understand the differences between male and female populations

In today's world, the global population can be summarized as...

• growing out of control

• gradually shrinking

• seeing sustainable growth

• without a good way to measure

Analyze how the Industrial Revolution changed the way people lived during Stage 2?

• Women got more rights as they had more leisure time to protest.

• Children became less valuable because they could not contribute to the house.

• People became died more from disease thanks to poor medicine.

• Many people moved to cities to work in factories.