Demographic Transition Model

IB SL

DTM

Activity (Part 1)

Look at the following table and put each statement in the correct stage (1-5) on the

Demographic Transition Model Worksheet...

Sort Out Statements By StageExample Location

Birth Rate

Death Rate Natural Increase

Reasons For Change In BR

Reasons For Change In DR

• Spain•Ghana•Gambia•Brazil•Kenya•Egypt•Japan•France•Germany•India •UK•USA

•Low•High•Falling•Very low•High

•Falls more slowly•Low•High•Low•Falls Rapidly

•Stable•Slow decrease•Very rapid increase•Increase slows down•Stable

•Improved medical care•No family planning•Family planning•Good health•Many children needed for farming•Improved status of women•Fewer children needed•Religion/Culture•Later Marriages•Many children die young

•Good health care•Disease•Improvements in medical care•Fewer children die•Poor medical knowledge•So many children die•Reliable food supply•Improved water supply/sanitation•Famine

Stages 1-5

Look at the following video which will guide you through the 5

stages of the DTM...

Activity (Part 2)

On the next page, look at the DTM again and...

1.Put the correct stage beside each statement.

2.Suggest a reason for why each statement should be linked to its particular stage.

3.Under each of the 5 stages, sketch a rough population pyramid to show how each stage would look.

Sweden’s Experience

Requirements For The Transition

• mortality decline

• time lag

• fertility decline

Declining Infectious Diseases

T.B.

Measles