Question

Outline the four stages of the demographic transition as it occurred in Europe and North America.

Answer 1

Stage 1—High birth and death rates lead to slow population growth.

Stage 2—The death rate falls but the birth rate remains high, leading to faster population growth.

Stage 3—The birth rate starts to fall, so population growth starts to slow.

Stage 4—The birth rate reaches the same low level as the death rate, so population growth slows to zero.

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