DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION STAGES

STAGE 1(PRE-CIVILIZATION)

• Hunting/Gathering
• Population total is low,fertility rate is high.
• Low longevity,high infant mortality rates.
• The birth rate is about 35 for every 1000.
• The death rate reflects if it is a "good/bad" year.

STAGE 2(URBANIZING-INDUSTRIALIZING)

• Farmers growing food.Agriculture begins to rise.
• More complex societies,and job specializations.
• Most people live in rural areas.
• Technolgy advancements.
• Longevity increase.

STAGE 3(MATURE INDUSTRIAL)

• Cultural Lag cause chang in older traditions.
• People live in the big city(urban areas).
• More technolgy advancements.
• Education icrease pop. and longevity rates.
• Educating women means lowering fertility rates.

STAGE 4(POST INDUSTRIAL)

• NO farming anymore.
• Many people working in service jobs.
• People live overwhelmingly urban areas.
• Highest levels of technology in everything.
• Like the USA and other European countries.