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Demographic transition model explains population changes in countries through stages with varying birth and death rates, leading to population stabilization. Factors like economic benefits and cultural norms influence positive population growth rates, with uncertainty surrounding future trends influenced by various factors like resource scarcity and government policies.
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- Demographic transition model outlines the five stages of population change in countries, from high birth and death rates to stabilization, impacted by factors like economic benefits and cultural norms.
- Future population trends are unpredictable, with theories proposing stabilization, decline, or growth, influenced by factors such as resource scarcity, individualism, and government policies.
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What is demographic transition?
A model explaining population changes in countries.
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Demographic Transition Model and Population Trends
- Demographic transition is a model explaining a country's population changes, transitioning from high birth and death rates to low rates, stabilizing the population, often seen in industrialized countries.
- Growth rate measures population changes over time, calculated by births, deaths, and immigration. For example, in "Zed," starting with one million people, adding births and immigrants, subtracting deaths and emigrants, resulting in a growth rate.
- Positive growth rates in most countries are influenced by economic benefits, religious beliefs, and cultural norms promoting large families.
- The demographic transition model consists of five stages: Stage 1 with high birth and death rates, Stage 2 with rising population due to lower death rates, Stage 3 with declining birth rates, Stage 4 with low birth and death rates stabilizing the population, and Stage 5 speculating on future population trends.
- Stage 4 countries like the United States or Australia have low birth and death rates, longer life expectancy, and a focus on careers over having children.
- Future population trends are uncertain, with theories suggesting stabilization, decrease, or increase influenced by factors like resource scarcity, individualism, economic burdens, and government policies.
