NATS 1840 Chapter 10: 10.3- Solutions_ Influencing Population Size
8 Feb 2019
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Growing population will lead to more deaths because of health and environmental problems. Demographic transition: as countries become industrialized, first their death rates and then their birth rates decline. Preindustrial stage: little population growth due to harsh living conditions which lead to high birth rates and high death rate. Transitional stage: industrialization begins, food production rises, health care improves. Death rate drops and birth rate remains high. (pop grows rapidly) Industrial stage: birth rate drops and approaches death rate. Population growth continues but at a slower fluctuating rate. Post industrial stage: birth rate declines to equal death rate, reaches zero population growth. Eventually birth rate falls below death rate. (pop size decrease slowly) Rise in debt to developed countries hinder the development of developing countries. Family planning: provides educational and clinical services that help couples choose how many children to have and when to have them.
