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What is the term for the change from high birth rates and death rates to relatively low birth rates and death rates?
What is the term for the change from high birth rates and death rates to relatively low birth rates and death rates?
- Reproductive transformation
- Population equilibrium
- Demographic transition (correct)
- Life cycle alteration
What is a consequence of the demographic transition?
What is a consequence of the demographic transition?
- Increased birth rates
- Rapid population growth
- Aging population (correct)
- Stagnant economy
What characterizes the demographic transition?
What characterizes the demographic transition?
- Stable birth rates and fluctuating death rates
- Increase in birth rates and decrease in death rates
- Decrease in both birth and death rates (correct)
- Stable death rates and fluctuating birth rates
Study Notes
Demographic Transition
- The term for the change from high birth rates and death rates to relatively low birth rates and death rates is called the demographic transition.
Consequences of Demographic Transition
- A consequence of the demographic transition is a change in population structure, with a decrease in birth rates and death rates.
Characteristics of Demographic Transition
- The demographic transition is characterized by a shift from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates over time, typically occurring in developing countries.
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Quiz: Demographic Transition Test your knowledge of the demographic transition, which refers to the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates in a population. Explore the factors and stages of this transition in different societies.
