DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL (DTM) TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is demography? - ANSWER The study of population
What does the DTM explain? - ANSWER Birth and death rate patterns across
the world and through time
What does it show links between? - ANSWER Demographic and economic
changes
How many stages is it divided into? - ANSWER 5
What do the different stages show? - ANSWER Shows change from high birth
and death rates in stage 1 to low birth and death rates in stage 5
What does the DTM look like? - ANSWER
What are countries in stage 1 like? - ANSWER The Amazon Rainforest
Birth rate: high and fluctuating
Death rate: high and fluctuating
Natural increase: low
Reason for change in birth rate: low levels of contraception and children are
cheap and are needed to work
Reason for change in death rate: low levels of medical care and no doctors
When was the UK in stage 1? - ANSWER Before and around 1760
What is the key factor that distinguishes stage 1 from stage 2? - ANSWER A
decrease in death rate
What are countries in stage 2 like? - ANSWER Afghanistan
Birth rate: high, decreasing slightly
Death rate: decreasing dramatically
Natural increase: becoming high
, Reason for change in birth rate: women receive little education about
contraception and religions don't approve of contraception
Reason for change in death rate: improved medical care and cleaner water
supplies and increased food output
What does the gap between birth and death rate cause in countries in stage 2? -
ANSWER Population growth
The further apart the lines are, the faster the rate of growth
What are the economies like of countries in stage 2? - ANSWER Mostly
agricultural
What keeps birth rates high in countries in stage 2? - ANSWER Children are
needed to work the land as they can produce more food than they eat
Why might birth rates increase slightly for countries in stage 2? - ANSWER
Fewer mothers are dying in childbirth so they go on to have more children
What led the UK to the start of stage 2? - ANSWER New agricultural and
industrial inventions and medical discoveries
What is the key factor of countries in stage 3? - ANSWER An often rapid
decrease in birth rate and death rate continues to fall but more slowly
What are countries in stage 3 like? - ANSWER Brazil, Africa and Asia
Birth rate: decreasing
Death rate: low and slowly decreasing
Natural increase: high becoming low
Reason for change in birth rate: contraception methods are introduced, children
are more expensive and women begin to work
Reason for change in death rate: high levels of health care, better sanitation and
more education so more doctors
What happens to children as a country develops and enters stage 3? -
ANSWER Children become economic costs instead of economic assets as when
they go to school they can no longer work and their education may cost the
family money
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is demography? - ANSWER The study of population
What does the DTM explain? - ANSWER Birth and death rate patterns across
the world and through time
What does it show links between? - ANSWER Demographic and economic
changes
How many stages is it divided into? - ANSWER 5
What do the different stages show? - ANSWER Shows change from high birth
and death rates in stage 1 to low birth and death rates in stage 5
What does the DTM look like? - ANSWER
What are countries in stage 1 like? - ANSWER The Amazon Rainforest
Birth rate: high and fluctuating
Death rate: high and fluctuating
Natural increase: low
Reason for change in birth rate: low levels of contraception and children are
cheap and are needed to work
Reason for change in death rate: low levels of medical care and no doctors
When was the UK in stage 1? - ANSWER Before and around 1760
What is the key factor that distinguishes stage 1 from stage 2? - ANSWER A
decrease in death rate
What are countries in stage 2 like? - ANSWER Afghanistan
Birth rate: high, decreasing slightly
Death rate: decreasing dramatically
Natural increase: becoming high
, Reason for change in birth rate: women receive little education about
contraception and religions don't approve of contraception
Reason for change in death rate: improved medical care and cleaner water
supplies and increased food output
What does the gap between birth and death rate cause in countries in stage 2? -
ANSWER Population growth
The further apart the lines are, the faster the rate of growth
What are the economies like of countries in stage 2? - ANSWER Mostly
agricultural
What keeps birth rates high in countries in stage 2? - ANSWER Children are
needed to work the land as they can produce more food than they eat
Why might birth rates increase slightly for countries in stage 2? - ANSWER
Fewer mothers are dying in childbirth so they go on to have more children
What led the UK to the start of stage 2? - ANSWER New agricultural and
industrial inventions and medical discoveries
What is the key factor of countries in stage 3? - ANSWER An often rapid
decrease in birth rate and death rate continues to fall but more slowly
What are countries in stage 3 like? - ANSWER Brazil, Africa and Asia
Birth rate: decreasing
Death rate: low and slowly decreasing
Natural increase: high becoming low
Reason for change in birth rate: contraception methods are introduced, children
are more expensive and women begin to work
Reason for change in death rate: high levels of health care, better sanitation and
more education so more doctors
What happens to children as a country develops and enters stage 3? -
ANSWER Children become economic costs instead of economic assets as when
they go to school they can no longer work and their education may cost the
family money
