3.9 Demographic Transition

Background:
In 1945 demographer Frank Notestein recognized four demographic stages based on his observations of Europe as it became industrialized and urbanized. During these stages Europe converted from relatively high to relatively low birth rate and death rates. Demographers generally assume that the same demographic transition will occur in less developed countries as they become industrialized.

Directions
● On the graph provided plot the crude birth rate, crude death rate, and population totals for a hypothetical country as it moves through demographic transitions.
● Create a line graph- birth rates in green, death rates in red and population totals in blue.
● Anytime there is a difference (not the same) between death rate and birth rate shade the space in between the birth rate and death rate yellow.

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Create a line graph- birth rates in green, death rates in red and population totals in blue.

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Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Transitional Stage		Stage 1
Post-industrial		Stage 2
Industrial Stage		Stage 3
Pre-Industrial Stage		Stage 4

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Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Parents don’t need kids because women are busy- they still want them but only a few		Stage 1
Because kids are expensive to raise people decide to have zero or only one child		Stage 2
Children are important- they are free labor for farm work		Stage 3
Children are unnecessary but birth rates are still high and parents are making good money		Stage 4

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Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
There is a decline in birth rates because of educating women		Stage 1
Birth rate and death rate become equal but the population is high		Stage 2
Birth rates and death rates are equal but the population remains relatively low		Stage 3
Better water and medicine so infant mortality and death rates decrease but people are not ready to give up free labor so they continue to have children and birth rates are high		Stage 4

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Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Citizens are better educated and more affluent so birth rates are low		Stage 1
There is a high infant mortality rate as well as a low life expectancy		Stage 2
More educated women and more women in the workforce make birth rates decline		Stage 3
Improved health care and reliable food/water increases life expectancy		Stage 4

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Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
		Stage 1
		Stage 2
		Stage 3
		Stage 4

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In stage 1, birth rates are __________, death rates are __________ and population is __________

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Explain why this happens in stage 1.

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In stage 2, birth rates are __________, death rates are __________ and population is __________

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Explain why this happens in stage 2.

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In stage 3, birth rates are __________, death rates are __________ and population is __________

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Explain why this happens in stage 3.

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In stage 4, birth rates are __________, death rates are __________ and population is __________

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Create a line graph- birth rates in green, death rates in red and population totals in blue.

Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Determine which descriptions belong under the four stages of the demographic transition. Match each description under the correct stage.

Explain why this happens in stage 1.

Explain why this happens in stage 2.

Explain why this happens in stage 3.

Explain why this happens in stage 4.