Question

Write a short note on:

The third stage of population transition theory

Answer 1

i. Death rate and Birth rate decrease.

ii. This reduces the rate of population growth, though the birth rates are higher than the death rates.

iii. As the progress of the country is accelerating, the income of the people of the country is above the subsistence level.

iv. Their standard of living is elevated and poverty decreases.

v. Education level of the population and use of technology increases.

vi Secondary and tertiary activities expand.

vii. People now know the importance of family planning and family size reduces.

viii. Countries that are moving towards the developed stage from the developing stage are going through this stage.