Starts with “P”
Types of Migration
Population Policies
Life Expectancies
The DTM
Migration Flows
100

What is the name for graphs used by demographers (people who study populations) that are composed of cohorts of people aged 0-11? Hint: P _________ P ________

What are Population Pyramids?

100

What migration types are described here?:

Taken by a gang from Shanghai to Bangkok, owed a ‘debt,’ and forced to work.

What are forced migration (human trafficking/debt bondage) and international migration?

(accept one of any of these)

100

What kind of population policies would a government want to use if they have a large wave of retiring workers? Pro or Anti Natalists Policies?

What are Pronatalist Policies?

100

Which of these countries has the highest life expectancy?

Belize, Israel, Namibia

What is Israel?

100

Which countries are currently in stage 1 of the DTM? Hint: Trick Question!


What is None?

100

Where is one of the two largest global migration flows occur?


What are:

"Asia to Europe", and "Latin America to North America"

or

From South Asia to Southwest Asia (the Middle East).

or 

Sub-Saharan Africa → Europe

200

The parts of Earth’s surface where people actually live permanently. Hint: E _ _ _ _ _ _


What is Ecumene (pronounced ee-KYOO-me-nee)?

200

What migration types are described here?

Eduardo fled Guatemala due to persecution and traveled to Texas where he was granted asylum. Hint: R_____________

What are Refugees, transnational?

200

Which of these is not a Pronatalist Policy?

Tax breaks for families with children, maternity leave, education opportunities for women


What are Education Opportunities for Women?

200

Which of these countries has the highest life expectancy?

Singapore, Japan, Italy


What is Japan?

200

During which stage of the DTM does the birth rate fall below the death rate? Hint: Stage _____

What is Stage 5?

200

In the US, throughout the 1930s, dust storms forced farmers off their land in Oklahoma and neighboring states. To what Western US state did they mainly go?


What is "California"?

300

Japanese marriage markets, events run by the government where parents can find a match for their children, are an example of what Natalist Policies (Pro or Anti)?

What are P"ronatalist Policies"?

300

What migration types are described here?

Shayma and her sister left Kabul and fled to the Iraqi countryside when the Taliban took over and threatened them. Hint: I_________ D___________ P_________

What are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), internal?

300

Which of these is not an antinatalist policy?

Cash incentives for singles, subsidized child care, encouraging later marriage

What is Subsidized Child Care?

300

Which of these countries has the highest life expectancy?

Spain, USA, Russia

What is Spain?

300

Which of these countries is currently in stage 4 of the DTM? Hint: Very low birth and death rates, stable or slow population growth, aging population

Mexico, Australia, Germany

What is Australia?

300

In the mid-1800s, Native Americans were forced off their lands and sent west of the Mississippi River. What was the route that they took called? Hint: The Trail of T_____


What is "The Trail of Tears"?

400

This density shows how many people must share each unit of farmable land. Hint: P__________ D__________

What is Physiological Density?

400

What migration types are described here?

Henry travels from Belize City to California each spring for temporary work harvesting oranges. Hint: G_________ W_____________

What are Guest Workers, transnational?

400

Why did China implement the One Child Policy?


What is ... 

"to slow rapid population growth that was outpacing economic development?" or

"to curb population growth so development could catch up?" or

"because population growth was overtaking economic growth?"

 

400

Which of these countries has the highest life expectancy?

South Korea, Chile, Turkey

What is South Korea?

400

How long does each stage of the DTM last?


What is "“It depends on how fast a country develops—some move through the stages slowly, others much faster.” 

Rule-of-thumb (very rough):

  • Stage 2: ~20–40 years

  • Stage 3: ~20–40 years

  • Stage 4: ongoing (no set end)

So from the start of Stage 2 to a stable Stage 4 is about 50–100 years for many countries (earlier Europe closer to ~100+, late developers often faster).

400

Name two main countries people come from when moving illegally to Europe.

What are "Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Nigeria"? (any two)

500

In Stage 2 of the ETM, improved sanitation, nutrition, and medicine make these big disease outbreaks fade. Hint: P__________


What are Pandemics?

500

What migration types are described here?

San Diego → L.A. → San Francisco (one step at a time).

What is Chain or Step Migration, Internal?

500

What is one unexpected negative outcome of the One Child Policy?


What is "Gender Imbalance" or "Too much population decline"?

500

Which of these countries has the highest life expectancy?

Central African Republic, India, Vietnam

What is Vietnam?

500

What causes population to continue growing in stage 3 of the DTM even though TFR has declined? Hint: Demographic M_____________


What is "Demographic Momentum"?

500

A move within one country: from the rural Jim Crow South to Northern cities like Chicago and Detroit (The Great Migration). What type of migration is this? Hint: I_________ Migration

What was What is "Internal (Interregional) Migration?"

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