Notes on Demographic Transition

  Today three people need to take a test, so we were assigned to take notes on demographic transition. Demographic transition is the transition from high birth and death rates to lower rates as a country develops into an industrialized economy. This concept was introduced in 1929 by Warren Thompson who observed different countries economic activity for some time. Most developed countries have completed the demographic transition while most developing countries are in this process, but there are some exceptions. A few of the exceptions are in Pakistan, Yemen, and Afghanistan, all countries that have some sort of fighting going on. I find this concept relatively interesting and I hope to see what else we learn about it.