DTM
Migration
Vocab
Epidemiologic and migration transition
Random
100

This stage of the DTM lasted the longest in human history accounting for very slow population growth

1

100

The number one reason for migration anywhere any time in history

economic opportunity

100

This is the term for migrants' reasons to leave their home

push factors

100

The most common flow of migration inside countries in the world is from here to here

rural to urban

100

A population pyramid with a wide base shows this rate is high.

CBR (birth rate)

200

This stage of the DTM sees a dramatic drop in birth rates

3

200

Two of Ravenstein's characteristics of migrants

single, childless, male, 18-25

200

Total fertility rate, TFR, shows this

the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime

200

In the most modern stage 4 countries, this is the category of diseases that is the most likely cause of death

delayed degenerative diseases

200

Neo-Malthusians believe human population is growing faster than our ability to produce this 

resources

300
This stage of the DTM has an aging population

4 or 5

300

The distance most migrants are expected to travel

As close to home as possible / proximity

300

Physiological density is total population divided by this, showing how difficult it is for the land to support its population

arable land

300

As well as moving into cities, this stage is when people start to move from the cities to the suburbs

3

300

A country with a rate of natural increase of 0.4 has this level of population growth (high, low, negative, no)

low

400

Highly developed countries tend to have this level of birth and death rates

Low

400

War, natural disasters, and human trafficking are all this type of migration

forced

400

The percent of people under 16 and over 65 in a country

dependency ratio

400

This is the only stage of the DTM in which something other than human disease is a major cause of death

1

400
This social advancement is seen as the best current solution to overpopulation because it lowers birth rates.

Female literacy / education

500

This economic shift accounts for the falling death rate throughout stage 2

Industrialization

500

Civil war and the conflict between ISIS and the world has resulted in huge numbers of asylum seekers from this country

Syria

500

This dark measurement of children who die in their first year of life helps demographers to see a relative level of development in countries.

Infant mortality rate

500

This innovation (development) lowered the spread of contagious diseases in stage 2, causing death rates to plummet.

Public sanitation and fresh water access

500
A country with very low birth rates and a negative growth rate would be likely to institute this kind of policy

Pronatalist