FiveStagesoftheDemographicTransition FiveStagesofDemographicTransition •Stage1•Highbirthrates,highdeathrates,lowgrowthrates•Highbirthrates:Littleornofamilyplanning;Parentshavemanychildrenbecausefewsurvive;Manychildrenareneededtoworktheland.•Highdeathrates:Diseaseandplague;Famine,uncertainfoodsupplies,andpoor...