Arrange the stages of the Demographic Cycle in the correct sequence.

Correct option is A

The Demographic Transition Model consists of five stages representing changes in birth and death rates affecting population growth. The correct sequence is:
1. High Stationary (Stage 1) – Both birth and death rates are high, resulting in slow population growth.
2. Early Expanding (Stage 2) – Death rates decline due to better healthcare and sanitation, but birth rates remain high, leading to rapid population growth.
3. Late Expanding (Stage 3) – Birth rates begin to decline, balancing the population growth.
4. Low Stationary (Stage 4) – Both birth and death rates are low, stabilizing the population.
5. Declining (Stage 5) – Birth rates drop below replacement levels, leading to an aging population and population decline.
Explanation of Other Options:
· (b) 1, 2, 5, 3, 4 – Incorrect, as Stage 5 (Declining) should be the last stage, not before Late Expanding.
· (c) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2 – Incorrect, as Low Stationary (Stage 4) should come before Declining (Stage 5), not after.
· (d) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 – Incorrect, as Declining does not come before Low Stationary in the correct demographic sequence.