Question

demographic transition reading questions
directions: utilize the reading to answer these questions. they should all be at least one sentence. the reading is available online or there are paper copies available.
stage 1

1. look up and then summarize what the word pre - agrarian means in 2 sentences.
2. will there be a larger population of old or young people during stage 1? explain your answer.
3. describe birth rates and death rates during this period and then predict why you think this was the case.
4. what countries does the article say are currently in stage 1? explain how the population change notes disagree with this list.

stage 2

1. explain the main technological difference between stage 1 and stage 2?
2. analyze how the increase in food affects the people medically speaking?
3. summarize the way in which the food and medical changes in this period would affect the overall population (think specifically of population size and death rates).
4. why do you think birth rates do not change much from stage 1 to stage 2.
5. what event do the notes put in stage 2 that this reading does not?
6. what countries does this reading say are in stage 2?

stage 3

1. according to the reading, what specific technological innovations are part of industrialization?

Explanation:

1. Pre - agrarian: Pre - agrarian refers to the time before the development of agriculture. In this period, people mainly relied on hunting, gathering, and fishing for survival.
2. Population age distribution in Stage 1: There is no clear indication of a larger population of old or young. High birth and death rates mean that both young and old face high mortality, and the population structure is relatively unstable.
3. Birth and death rates in Stage 1: Birth rates and death rates are relatively high. This is because of limited medical knowledge, high - risk living conditions, and lack of stable food sources.
4. Countries in Stage 1: Somalia, Afghanistan, and Sierra Leone are mentioned. The Population Change notes may disagree due to updated data, different measurement methods, or re - evaluation of a country's development status.
5. Technological difference between Stage 1 and Stage 2: In Stage 1, there is no real agriculture. In Stage 2, simple agricultural tools are used for planting and cultivating crops.
6. Medical impact of food increase in Stage 2: More food means better nutrition, which can lead to a decrease in malnutrition - related diseases and an overall improvement in health, thus reducing the death rate.
7. Impact on population in Stage 2: The decrease in death rate due to more food and some medical improvements leads to population growth.
8. Birth rate stability from Stage 1 to Stage 2: Social behavior related to child - bearing remains unchanged. People still have many children for various social and cultural reasons.
9. Event in notes but not in reading in Stage 2: The question requires referring to specific notes not provided here, so no answer can be given.
10. Countries in Stage 2: Guatemala, Vietnam, and the Philippine Islands.
11. Technological innovations in Stage 3: Tractors, cotton gins, and spinning jennies are specific technological innovations of industrialization.

Answer:

1. Pre - agrarian is the time before agriculture; people relied on hunting, gathering, and fishing.
2. There is no clear - cut larger population of old or young due to high birth and death rates.
3. Birth and death rates are high; due to limited medical knowledge and unstable food sources.
4. Somalia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone; possible reasons for disagreement are updated data, etc.
5. In Stage 1 no real agriculture; in Stage 2 simple agricultural tools are used.
6. More food leads to better nutrition, reducing malnutrition - related diseases and death rate.
7. Decrease in death rate leads to population growth.
8. Social behavior related to child - bearing remains unchanged.
9. Cannot answer as specific notes not provided.
10. Guatemala, Vietnam, Philippine Islands.
11. Tractors, cotton gins, spinning jennies.