The Demographic Transition Model, or Where Are All the Babies?

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we review demographic transition and how the apocalyptic nightmare of a severely overcrowded planet will not come to pass.  We also discuss some amazingly positive global demographic trends using the Demographic Transition model.This is Human Geography byte-sized - big concepts in small chunks of time for learners at every level. It's Human Geography, made simple!Support this podcast by clicking “Subscribe” to get the latest updates as they happen.Email your questions and podcasts ideas to [email protected] Notes:Vocabulary -CBR - crude birth rate - the annual number of births per 1,000 populationCDR - crude death rate - the annual number of deaths per 1,000 populationNIR - natural increase rate - population growth measured as the excess of live births over deaths; formula is CBR-CDR/1000Population pyramids - visual representation of the age and sex composition of a population whereby the percentage of each age cohort represented by a horizontal bar the length of which represents its relationship to the total population. Dependency ratio - number of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 and over 64 years) compared to those in the "economically productive" ages (15-64 years) in a populationAdditional Learning Resources -Negative Population GrowthPopulation Pyramid WebsiteTEDed - Population PyramidsAdult Diapers 9 Billion MarketOur World In Data Rabbit Hole of Population Information =)Millennials are Picking Pets Over People

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