THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL AND AGE STRUCTURE DIAGRAMS

DESCRIBE EACH STAGE: WHAT DO YOU SEE? The 4 Stages of Demographic Transition Stage 1 : High Birth AND Death rates = little population change Stage 2 : Death Rates Fall, Birth Rates Still High = Population Growth Stage 3: Death Rates Low, Birth Rates Drop = Population Growth Slows Stage 4: Death Rates Low, Birth Rate Low = Population Declines DESCRIBE EACH STAGE: WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Population Age Structure Rapid Growth Guatemala Nigeria Saudi Arabia Slow Growth United States Australia Canada Male Female Zero Growth Spain Austria Greece Negative Growth Germany Bulgaria Sweden

DTM & Age Pyramids