A country has high birth and death rates, and its population grows slowly because the rates are similar. Which demographic transition stage fits this evidence?

In a country, the birth rate remains high while the death rate drops quickly, producing rapid population growth. What stage is it in?

A country has a low death rate and a birth rate that is declining, so its population is still growing but more slowly. Which stage does this describe?

A country's birth rate is 9 per 1,000 people and its death rate is 8 per 1,000 people. Which stage of the four-stage model best fits?

Country A has 39 births and 37 deaths per 1,000 people each year. Which stage best matches these high, nearly equal rates?

Country B has a birth rate of 34 per 1,000 people and a death rate that recently fell to 12 per 1,000 people. Which stage best fits?

A country’s death rate is low at 8 per 1,000 people, while its birth rate has fallen from 31 to 20 per 1,000. Which stage is indicated?

Country C reports 10 births and 9 deaths per 1,000 people, with both rates remaining low for years. What stage best describes Country C?

After improved sanitation and medical care, a country's death rate declines while its birth rate stays near 35 per 1,000 people. Into which stage is it moving?

A country has a death rate of 7 per 1,000 people and a birth rate that is steadily dropping from 24 toward 12 per 1,000. Which stage fits?

Why can improved sanitation move a population toward Stage 2 before its birth rate falls?

As infant mortality declines, why might a country’s birth rate later decrease?

Which change can contribute most directly to a later decline in birth rates during the demographic transition?

Why can urbanization contribute to movement from Stage 2 toward Stage 3?

How can increased educational and employment opportunities for women contribute to a lower total fertility rate?

Death rates often fall before birth rates in the demographic transition. What best explains this lag?

A vaccination campaign and a reliable food supply reach a Stage 1 country. Which demographic rate changes first?

A government expands voluntary contraceptive counseling and services while death rates are already low. Which demographic change is the program designed to support?

A Stage 2 country has a birth rate of 30 per 1,000 people and a death rate of 10 per 1,000 people. If those rates persist, what population trend is most likely?

In Stage 3, the birth rate falls from 26 to 16 per 1,000 people while the death rate stays near 8 per 1,000. What happens to population growth?

A Stage 4 country has low birth and death rates that differ by only 1 per 1,000 people. What is the most likely natural population pattern?

A country reaches low fertility, but it has an unusually large cohort entering reproductive ages. What can population momentum cause?

A rapidly growing Stage 2 population has many children and adolescents. Which demand is most likely to increase as that cohort grows?

Residents move from rural areas to cities within the same country, while birth and death rates do not change. What happens to the country’s total population because of that internal migration alone?

In a Stage 1 country, clean water systems sharply reduce deaths but births remain high. What is the most likely next population pattern?

A country in Stage 4 has 12 births and 10 deaths per 1,000 people. Ignoring migration, how does its population change naturally?

What does the demographic transition model represent?

A planner says every country must follow the demographic transition stages on the same schedule. What is the flaw in this claim?

Why should a national demographic transition stage be interpreted cautiously for a country with very different rural and urban regions?

Which statement best distinguishes the demographic transition model from a population-control policy?