Demographic Trends and Transitions · Population Studies

The Demographic Transition Model

Studying the stages of population growth and how industrialization affects birth and death rates.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do birth rates decline as a country becomes more economically developed?
  2. 2What are the social implications of an aging population?
  3. 3How do governments use demographic data to plan for the future?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability - Grade 8ON: Global Inequalities: Economic and Social - Grade 8
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Geography
Unit: Demographic Trends and Transitions
Period: Population Studies

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