Population & DTM (Unit 2)
A country has high CBR, rapidly declining CDR, and heavy rural-to-urban migration. Its dependency ratio is high but stabilizing. What DTM stage is this, and give TWO causes of declining mortality?
Stage 2; improved medical care (vaccines) and improved food supply/sanitation.
A fast-food chain adapts its menu locally without fully transferring culture. What diffusion type and why not relocation?
Stimulus diffusion; idea adapts, not fully transferred.
Shift from subsistence to export monoculture—system + TWO risks?
Commercial/plantation farming; market dependence, soil degradation.
Boundary ignoring ethnic groups—type + example?
Superimposed; Africa.
Site vs situation (example each)?
Site = physical (NY harbor); Situation = connectivity/trade location.
A country has a TFR of 2.1 but an RNI of 2.8%. How is this possible?
Population momentum—large young population leads to high births despite replacement-level fertility.
How does linguistic fragmentation contribute to devolution? Give an example.
Weak national unity → centrifugal force → devolution; e.g., Belgium.
Why does von Thünen fail today? (2 reasons)
Global trade reduces transport cost importance; technology/refrigeration.
Why do multilingual states face instability?
Language differences = centrifugal forces → weak unity.
Why did suburbanization increase after WWII? (2 reasons)
Government policies (GI Bill/highways); economic growth.
A country has negative NIR but still growing population. Give TWO structural reasons.
Population momentum; low CDR/high life expectancy.
A trait spreads quickly among people but slows due to authority barriers. Identify the diffusion types.
Contagious diffusion + hierarchical diffusion barriers.
eedlots vs pastoral grazing (environment + economy)?
Region has autonomy but central military control—what is this?
Autonomous region.
City with edge cities + changing core—model?
Multiple Nuclei Model.
Predict TWO economic impacts of moving from Stage 3 → Stage 4.
Labor shortages; increased strain on pensions/healthcare due to aging population.
Difference between cultural diffusion and cultural appropriation (with example)?
Diffusion = natural spread; appropriation = dominant group adopts without context/respect.
Why does Green Revolution increase inequality?
Wealthy farmers afford tech; mechanization reduces labor jobs.
How do economic inequality + physical geography cause devolution?
Inequality creates resentment; isolation enables separation.
Long-term effects of redlining?
Segregation; unequal wealth/services.
Name a stage of the demographic transition model along with the shape of the pyramid and a real life example
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Language with no written form, shrinking speakers—classification and TWO causes?
Endangered language; globalization and assimilation policies.
Effects of shift to agribusiness (Labor, Land, Food)?
Stateless nation example + why independence is hard?
Kurds; divided across states + opposition from governments.
Effects of megacity slums (3 areas)?