Population Growth and Structure
- Created by: Alice Cullen
- Created on: 08-01-17 16:26
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- A country's population structure changes with the stages of the DTM
- This is how many people there are of each age group in the population, and how many there are of each gender - it is shown using population pyramids
- Stage 1:
- Birth rate is high - no use of contraception
- People have lots of children due to a high infant mortality rate
- Death rate is high - poor healthcare
- Population growth rate = zero
- Population structure - life expectancy is low, so the population consists mainly of young people.
- Birth rate is high - no use of contraception
- Stage 2:
- Birth rate is high - no use of contraception
- Economy is based on agriculture so people have lots of children to work on farms
- Death rate falls due to improved…
- Birth rate is high - no use of contraception
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