GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHY

STUDY OF A POPULATION ESPECIALLY HUMAN BEINGS BASED ON FACTORS

SUCH AS AGE, GENDER AND GROWTH.

POPULATION EXPLOSION

Sudden increase of population in one country/world. This is also one of the leading cause if
overpopulation.
HOW TO PREVENT OVERPOPULATION?
 DELAYED MARRIAGES
 SPREAD AWARENESS
 MAKE EDUCATION ENTERTAINING
 PROMOTE FAMILY PLANNING
 ERADICATE POVERTY

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION

Transition of high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates in a particular country or
region.
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL

A graph that shows change in population over time.

STAGES OF THE TRANSITION MODEL

STAGE 1
 Birth rates and death rates are very high.
 No great population growth.
 No education or birth control.
 Lack of hygiene.
 Large families.
STAGE 2
 High birth rates but lower death rates.
 Health care improves.
 Less infants die.
 More transport and medical care.
 Improved sanitation.
STAGE 3
 Birth rates and death rates fall.
 Better education.
 Low infant mortality
 Birth control
 Less children needed to work.
STAGE 4
 Stable population.
 There are more deaths then birth.
 Good education and hygiene.
 Birth control available.
 Desire for smaller families.
STAGE 5
 Total population is high.
 Ageing population.
 Less births and more deaths.
 Overall population will decrease because of law birth rates.
 Financial independence of women.
POPULATION PYRAMID
also called an "age-sex- pyramid", is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of
various age groups in a population which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is
growing.