DTM

Question 1

Which stage is ‘high fluctuating’?

Answer 1

Stage 1

Question 2

Which stage is ‘early expanding’?

Answer 2

Stage 2

Question 3

Which stage is ‘late expanding’?

Answer 3

Stage 3

Question 4

Which stage is ‘low fluctuating’?

Answer 4

Stage 4

Question 5

Which stage is ‘declining’?

Answer 5

Stage 5

Question 6

Does birth rate or death rate fall first?

Answer 6

Death rate

Question 7

What are the three lines on the DTM?

Answer 7

Birth rate, death rate, toatl population

Question 8

Is birth rate or death rate lowest in Stage 5?

Answer 8

Birth rate

Question 9

Give an example of a Stage 1 population

Answer 9

Matis Tribe, Brazil

Question 10

Give an example of a Stage 2 population

Answer 10

Afghanistan, Nepal or Ethiopia

Question 11

Give an example of a Stage 3 population

Answer 11

India or Egypt

Question 12

Give an example of a Stage 4 population

Answer 12

UK or USA

Question 13

Give an example of a Stage 5 population

Answer 13

France, Germany or Russia

Question 14

Describe a Stage 1 population

Answer 14

Stable but low

Question 15

Describe a Stage 2 population

Answer 15

Rapidly increasing

Question 16

Describe a Stage 3 population

Answer 16

Slowly increasing

Question 17

Describe a Stage 4 population

Answer 17

Stable but high

Question 18

Describe a Stage 5 population

Answer 18

Decreasing

Question 19

What factors contribute to Stage 1?

Answer 19

No birth control or family planning
Education is poor
High infant mortality (insurance children)
Poor health care, sanitation and diet
Disease and starvation

Question 20

What factors contribute to Stage 2?

Answer 20

Little birth control or family planning
Education is poor
More children, larger workforce/breadwinners (agriculture)
Improved health care, sanitation and diet

Question 21

What factors contribute to Stage 3?

Answer 21

Increased use of birth control and family planning
Education improvements
Fewer children need to work (manufacturing)
More women work
Government population policies

Question 22

What factors contribute to Stage 4?

Answer 22

Increased access and demand for luxuries (less money for children)
Children not needed to work
Female emancipation

Question 23

What factors contribute to Stage 5?

Answer 23

Children are expensive to raise
Dependent elderly relatives
Ageing population - steady death rate
Health care advances

Question 24

Most MEDCs are in which stages?

Answer 24

Stage 4 or Stage 5

Question 25

Most LEDCs are in which stages?

Answer 25

Stage 2 or Stage 3

Question 26

What problems are associated with Stage 5?

Answer 26

Too few children to replace the ageing workforce
Reduction in spending due to smaller population
Economy can slow down or stop growing
Fewer taxpayers, less money for services
Increasing cost of elderly services (pensions, carers, health etc.)

Question 27

When was the UK in Stage 1?

Answer 27

Prehistoric times - 1760

Question 28

When was the UK in Stage 2?

Answer 28

1760 - 1880

Question 29

When was the UK in Stage 3?

Answer 29

1880 - 1940

Question 30

When was the UK in Stage 4?

Answer 30

1940 - present day

Question 31

When was the UK in Stage 5?

Answer 31

Present day +

Question 32

What is the DTM useful for?

Answer 32

Forecasting population changes

Question 33

What limitations does the DTM have?

Answer 33

Based on data from richer countries
Not all countries/populations follow it
Some countries skip stages or move backward
Can’t predict amount of time countries will be in each stage
Doesn’t consider migration