The World Population – Distribution, Density and Growth — Class 12 Geography PYQs

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions no. 15 to 17:
Demographic Transition Theory
[Graph showing Stage I, Stage II, Stage III with Birth Rate and Death Rate curves]
Present World examples:
Stage I: Rainforest tribes
Stage II: Peru, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Bangladesh
Stage III: Canada, Japan, USA

Which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory is an indicative of primitive stage?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/1]

The highest difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate is observed in which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/1]

Net increase in population during third stage of demographic transition theory is low due to which one of the following reasons?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/1]

Which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory is an indicative of primitive stage?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/2]

The highest difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate is observed in which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/2]

Net increase in population during third stage of demographic transition theory is low due to which one of the following reasons?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/2]

Which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory is an indicative of primitive stage?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/3]

The highest difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate is observed in which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/3]

Net increase in population during third stage of demographic transition theory is low due to which one of the following reasons?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/3]

Read the case study given below and answer the questions that follow.
Stages of Demographic Transition Theory
The first stage of demographic transition theory has high fertility and high mortality because people reproduce more to compensate for the deaths due to epidemics and variable food supply. The population growth is slow and most of the people are engaged in agriculture, where large families are an asset. Life expectancy is low, people are mostly illiterate and have low levels of technology. Two hundred years ago, all the countries of the world were in this stage.
Fertility remains high in the beginning of second stage but it declines with time. This is accompanied by reduced mortality rate. Improvements in sanitation and health conditions lead to decline in mortality. Because of this gap, the net addition to population is high.
In the last stage, both fertility and mortality decline considerably. The population is either stable or grows slowly. The population becomes urbanized, literate and has high technical know-how and deliberately controls the family size.
This shows that human beings are extremely flexible and are able to adjust their fertility.
In the present day, different countries are at different stages of demographic transition.

(i) Which among the following stage/stages has/have high growth of population?
[Max Marks: 3 | Sets: 64/1/1, 64/1/2, 64/1/3]