(ii) Circle the correct answer in each of the following statements: (a) Stage 3 is known as early expanding / late expanding. (b) This graph is known as a demographic transition model / population pyramid. (c) In Stage 2 the birth rate is higher / lower than the death rate. (d) The overall population increases / decreases in Stage 4. (e) In Stage 5, there is a natural increase / decrease in population. (iii) Why, do you think, has Stage 2 of the model been named early expanding?
(iv) In what stage of the model is the birth rate highest? Explain why this is the case. Stage: Reason:
(v) Explain why the death rate decreases before birth rate as a country develops.
(vi) Outline two problems faced by governments of countries with a very low birth rate. 1.
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Factors Influencing Population Change 4. (i) True or false? Tick (✓) the correct box in each case.
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(a) The population in a country increases when it has access to improved medical care.
(b) The population increases when soldiers leave their family to go to war. (c) The birth rate decreases when women achieve higher levels of education. (d) The death rate increases when there is greater access to technology.