Theme 1 Topic 1
D The Demographic Transition Model Task 3
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Large families Birth rate falls due to changing social conditions
Birth rate and death rate
Study Source C. a Calculate the natural population change of Morocco per 1000 people. b Calculate the overall population change of Poland per 1000 people. c Calculate the overall rate of population change of the country in which you live, as a percentage. You will need to find out the birth rate, death rate and net migration. For any country this information can be found at: www.cia.gov/ library/publications/theworld-factbook/
Stage 1 HIGH
Death rate falls due to better health care and living conditions
Small families Birth rate Death rate
LOW TIME Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Birth rate Death rate Natural increase
The Demographic Transition Model
E Living in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Demographic Transition Model is a model of the way that population growth can be divided into four stages as birth and death rates change over time. It is based on what has happened in Europe and North America. The part of the graph representing population growth is the area between the lines, where birth rate is higher than death rate.
Task 4 a Make a copy of the Demographic
Transition Model in Source D. Shade in the natural increase. b Make a copy of the table under the graph. Complete the first two rows of the table using the words high, low or decreasing. Complete the third row using the phrases small increase, large increase, slower increase and fluctuating. c Today some countries have birth rates that are lower than death rates, so their POPULATION IS DECLINING /N YOUR COPY OF the Demographic Transition Model, add an extra stage to show this and label it ‘Stage 5’.
This photograph was taken in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, which is in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model. Nasrin, the girl shown in the photograph, is 10 years old. She has three sisters who are aged 15, 7 and 3, and two brothers aged 12 and 5, and her mother is expecting another baby. The family live in a two-roomed house which they have built themselves. Nasrin went to school until she was 8 years old, but now she spends her days selling home-made necklaces at one of the main road junctions in the city, to earn money to buy food for her family.
Task 5 2EAD Source E. Compare your family and your lifestyle with those of Nasrin. You should write a paragraph and try to identify the main similarities and differences.
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