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People per Population

Population Increase Ageing
㎢ pyramid

Population Young
Demography Decrease Spain
distribution dependents

Densely Elderly
Birth rate Rapid Youthful
populated dependents

Sparsely Economically
Death rate Gradual Chad
populated Active

Life
Bangladesh Japan LIC HIC
expectancy
TOPIC: Population Date 29/01/2024

The Demographic Transition Model

Learning Objectives:
1. To label the DTM
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2. To describe how
population changes
over time
3. To begin to analyse the
relationship between
wealth and total
population
 2. Name three
1. Name three
reasons why
reasons why birth
death rate
rate increases.
increases.

7. Name three areas 3. Name three

with a high urban reasons why birth
population. SPIN rate decreases.

STOP
6. Name three 4. Name three
areas that are reasons why
densely death rate
populated. decreases.

5. Name three
reasons why
people live
longer.
Complete the Demographic Transition Model
The Demographic Transition Model
 Subtitle: Analysing the Demographic Transition Model
Answer all questions, in full sentences:
1. What happens in stage 1 of the DTM?
2. What will happen to the total amount of population in
stage 2?
3. Why might this be happening?
4. What is happening in stage 3 of the DTM?
5. Explain at least three reasons why birth rate may start
to fall in stage 3
6. Explain the reasons for population growth starting to
become more stable in stage 4.
7. What happens in stage 5?
8. For each of the 4 stages, write down at least 2 Stage 1 – Stage 2 – Stage 3 –
countries that you think may be in that stage. (Make it
count: Explain the reasons behind your answers. Stage 4 - Stage 5

Decide which stage of the model the following statements

describe (Annotate your model) and explain why:
1. There is a rapid drop in birth rates.
2. Birth and death rates are both high and fluctuating.
3. Death rates fall rapidly.
4. Birth rate falls beneath the death rate.
5. Population increases rapidly
6. Population growth declines
7. The country faces the prospect of an ageing population
Superstar Challenge: For each stage of the DTM, add an
annotation to explain at least two social or economic
problems that may be experienced in that stage. Click here
TOPIC: Population Date 27/05/2022

The Demographic Transition Model

Learning Objectives:
1. To label the DTM
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2. To describe how
population changes
over time
3. To begin to analyse the
relationship between
wealth and total
population
 What can you retrieve?
How much can we remember?

1. What three things does the

DTM show?
2. In what stage is both birth
rate and death rate high?
3. What does natural increase
mean?
4. In what stage does natural
decrease happen?
5. What stage may suggest a
country is developing?
6. What does a population
pyramid show?
7. What stage of the DTM is the
UK in?
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