1. Demographic Transition Model
IB SL

2. DTM

3. Activity (Part 1)
Look at the following table and put each statement in the correct stage (1-5) on the Demographic Transition Model Worksheet...

4. Sort Out Statements By Stage
Example Location
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Natural Increase
Reasons For Change In BR
Reasons For Change In DR
Spain
Ghana
Gambia
Brazil
Kenya
Egypt
Japan
France
Germany
India UK
USA
Low
High
Falling
Very low
Falls more slowly
Falls Rapidly
Stable
Slow decrease
Very rapid increase
Increase slows down
Improved medical care
No family planning
Family planning
Good health
Many children needed for farming
Improved status of women
Fewer children needed
Religion/Culture
Later Marriages
Many children die young
Good health care
Disease
Improvements in medical care
Fewer children die
Poor medical knowledge
So many children die
Reliable food supply
Improved water supply/sanitation
Famine

5. Stages 1-5
Look at the following video which will guide you through the 5 stages of the DTM...

6. Activity (Part 2) On the next page, look at the DTM again and...
Put the correct stage beside each statement.
Suggest a reason for why each statement should be linked to its particular stage.
Under each of the 5 stages, sketch a rough population pyramid to show how each stage would look.

8. Sweden’s Experience

9. Requirements For The Transition
mortality decline
time lag
fertility decline

10. Declining Infectious Diseases
T.B.

11. Measles