Questions and Answers
What characterizes Stage One of the demographic transition?
What is the characteristic of Stage Two in the demographic transition?
High growth with rapidly declining death rates and very high birth rates.
What defines Stage Three of the demographic transition?
Moderate growth with rapid decline in birth rates and steady decline in death rates.
Stage Four is marked by high growth.
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Stage Four is also known as ______.
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Study Notes
Demographic Transition Stages
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Stage One
- Features low growth with high birth and death rates.
- No long-term natural population increase observed.
- Currently, no country operates at this stage.
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Stage Two
- Characterized by high growth due to rapidly decreasing death rates while birth rates remain very high.
- Results in significant natural population increase.
- Europe and North America transitioned into this stage during the Industrial Revolution.
- Countries in Africa, Asia, and South America entered this stage around the 1950s.
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Stage Three
- Represents moderate growth with a rapid decline in birth rates and a steady decrease in death rates.
- Natural population increase becomes moderate.
- The gap between the crude birth rate (CBR) and crude death rate (CDR) narrows.
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Stage Four
- Identified by low growth with both low birth and death rates.
- There is no long-term natural population increase, and a decrease is possible.
- A country enters this stage when gains from CBR are offset by losses from CDR.
- Also known as Zero Population Growth (ZPG).
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This quiz revolves around the four stages of demographic transition, exploring key characteristics of each stage. Understand the shifts from low growth to high growth and the implications of these demographic changes across different regions during various time periods.
