Ends in “Y”
The Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)
Ravenstein’s Laws
DTM: Name that Stage
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Pot Pourri
100
This historical forced migration powered US Southern plantations and the cotton boom.
What is "Slavery"? or
"Chattel Slavery"
100
During which stage of the ETM did the Medical Revolution occur?
What is "Stage 2"?
100
What do Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration describe?
What are "Why immigrants move, how they move, and their characteristics"?
100
Which stage of the DTM is pictured here for Ghana?
What is "Stage 2"?
100
Which of these countries has the highest Total Fertility Rate (TFR)?
Canada, Japan, Argentina
What is "Argentina"?
100
Elena wants to move to the US but cannot get a visa. What is this an example of? Two words: I______ O_________
Hint: a barrier that blocks movement between origin and destination—like a denied visa/closed border, a political–legal roadblock.
What is "Intervening Obstacle?"
200
What theory advocates for better population control in order to prevent starvation?
What is "Malthusian Theory"?
200
During which stage of the ETM do diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia increase?
What is "Stage 4"?
200
True or false? Ravenstein said that migrants are more likely to come from large centers than small towns.
What is "True"?
200
Which stage of the DTM is pictured here for Japan?
What is "Stage 5"?
200
Which of these countries has the highest TFR?:
Rwanda, Peru, Denmark
What is "Rwanda"?
200
What do you call people who think that Malthusian Theory is still relevant today?
What are "Neo-Malthusians"?
300
As of 2021, what measure was highest in Japan at 84.7 and lowest in the Central African Republic at 53.6?
What is "Life Expectancy"?
300
During which stage of the ETM do diseases like malaria and meningitis cause the most deaths?
What is "Stage 1"?
300
True or false? large cities grow just as much from migration as they do from births.
What is "False" -- migration causes more growth.
300
Which stage of the DTM is pictured here for India, death rate low, birth rate falling?
What is "Stage 3" or
Big regional variation: many urban/southern states look Stage 4; parts of the Hindi belt still Stage 3.
300
Which of these countries has the highest Total Fertility Rate?:
Liberia, Syria, Indonesia
What is "Liberia"?
300
Enrique works in Houston and sends money home to his mother in El Salvador to pay for his siblings’ school tuition. What is that money called?
What are "Remittances"?
400
If a country exceeds this, they are in some serious trouble since they may not have enough resources to support their population.
What is "Carrying Capacity"?
400
During which stage of the ETM do degenerative diseases overtake parasitic diseases as the leading cause of death?
What is "Stage 3"?
400
According to Ravenstein, which of these people is most likely to migrate transnationally?:
22 year old female student, 55 year old male laborer, a young family with two children
What is "Male Laborer"?
400
Which stage of the DTM is pictured here in the USA, low birth & low death rates, slow growth?
What is "Stage 4"?
400
Which of these countries has the highest Total Fertility Rate?:
Brazil, Pakistan, Mexico
What is "Pakistan"?
400
What term means “fear of the other” and can occur when there is an influx of migration to a culturally homogenous area? Hint: starts with an X_______
What is "Xenophobia"?
500
What measure is calculated by dividing a region’s population by its total area?
What is "Arithmetic Density"?
500
During which stage of the ETM do parasites become resistant to medication?
What is "Stage 5"?
500
According to Ravenstein, what is the main reason that migration occurs?
What is "Economic Reasons"?
500
Which stage of the DTM is pictured here for Brazil, narrowing base and bulging 20–39 cohort?
What is "Stage 3" or "transitioning to Stage 4"?
500
Which of these countries has the highest TFR?
Cameroon, Niger, Uganda
What is "Niger"?
500
Countries that lose lots of skilled workers through immigration experience what phenomenon? B________ D___________
What is "Brain Drain"?