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In the Demographic Transition Model, the stage characterised by high birth and death rates and consequently low natural increase, typical of isolated tribal societies, is Stage ______.

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Also accepted: one, Stage 1

Explanation: Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model has both a high birth rate and a high death rate, so the two roughly cancel out and natural increase stays low, a pattern typical of isolated, pre-industrial tribal societies with no modern healthcare or family planning.

Derived from ZIMSEC Geography Paper 2, June 2004, Q3

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