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You are a consultant for a developing country that is not yet in phase IV of demographic transition.

* Define demographic transition.
* Describe the 4 phases of demographic transition, including if the population is stable, growing, or declining in each.
* According to demographers, what factors lead to a decline in the crude birth rate (CBR) and crude death rate (CDR)?
* Briefly describe 2-3 living conditions and/or environmental impacts in developed countries that have reached phase IV, and contrast them with these conditions or impacts in developing countries that remain in earlier phases.
* If demographic transition phase IV is a goal for developing countries, what 1â?"2 programs or initiatives would you suggest to assist them in progress toward this goal?

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Four phases of demographic transition is clearly described. A discussion is inclusive of factors leading up to a decline in the crude birth rate and crude death rate. A brief comparison of environmental impacts of developed and developing countries.

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Define demographic transition.- The movement of a nation from high population growth to low population growth, as it develops economically.

Describe the 4 phases of demographic transition, including if the population is stable, growing, or declining in each.
? Stage 1-Birth and death rates are both high
? Stage 2-Death rates fall but birth rates remain high, and thus the population undergoes rapid growth.
? Stage 3- As economic development improves the standard of living, birth rates fall, and the nation's growth rate decline. The population has made the transition from high growth ...

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