1. Demographic Transition Model

2. Stage One: High Stationary  Birth Rate: High  Death Rate: High  Natural Increase: Stable or slow increase  Reasons for Change?  Example:  Medieval Times

3. Stage 2: Early Expanding  Birth Rate: High  Death Rate: Decreases (falls rapidly)  Natural Increase: very rapid Increases (Population)  Reasons for change?  Example:  Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, India

4. Stage 3: Late Expanding  Birth Rate: Decreasing (falling)  Death Rate: Decreasing/Slowing (falls more  Natural Increase—Slows down (population)  Reasons for change?  Example:  Brazil

5. Stage 4: Low Stationary  Birth Rate is low (decreasing)  Mortality Rate is low  Natural Increase: stable or slow increase  Reasons for change?  Examples:  U.S.A, Japan, France….

6. Stage 5: Declining  Birth rate: very low  Death rate: low  Natural Increase (population): slow decrease  Reasons for change?  Examples:  Germany