Success Criteria

1. Define the key terms associated with demography

2. Differentiate factors between those that affect birth

rates, those that affect life expectancy, and those that

affect both

3. Link these demographic changes to the wider pattern

of globalisation

The Validity of the DTMArrange the following cards under the headings;

uses of the DTM and Limitations of the DTM:

It is universal in concept- in can

be applied to all countries in

the world

It provides a starting point for

the study of demographic

change over time

The timescales are flexible

It is easy to understand

It enables comparisons to be

made demographically between

countries

The original model did not

include the fifth stage

It is Eurocentric and assumes

all countries will follow the

European model of

socioeconomic development

It does not include the role of

governments

It does not include the impact

of migration

Some NIC’s

such as

Singapore

moved more

rapidly through

the model

As a result of

HIV/AIDS

some African

countries have

slipped back

structures

similar to

Stage 1